ramie
Americannoun
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an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
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the fiber itself.
noun
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a woody urticaceous shrub of Asia, Boehmeria nivea , having broad leaves and a stem that yields a flaxlike fibre
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the fibre from this plant, used in making fabrics, cord, etc
Etymology
Origin of ramie
First recorded in 1810–20, ramie is from the Malay word rami a kind of grass
Example Sentences
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The classic semiformal hanbok worn today, made from fine silk and ramie in an array of colors, is largely derived from styles worn by royalty and upper classes in the late Joseon era.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2022
Its ramie fabric industry declined, with most of South Korea’s clothes now imported or made of synthetic materials.
From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2021
Ash Arder’s sound piece evokes a failed 19th-century trial of machines designed to strip ramie fiber so it could used for textiles.
From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2018
Now a plant is abuilding at Atmore, Ala. to process ramie grown experimentally at Alabama's State prison farm.
From Time Magazine Archive
Recent facts regarding the ramie industry in America, with brief statements relating to manufacture in Europe, etc.
From United States Government Publications, v. 8 Jan-Jun 1892 A Monthly Catalog by Compiled
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