Advertisement
Advertisement
raphia
[rey-fee-uh, raf-ee-uh]
raphia
/ ˈræfɪə /
noun
a variant spelling of raffia
Discover More
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Among them was a man dressed in a full length raphia palm costume.
Read more on Scientific American
The asparagus is tied in two places with raphia or soft string, and thus makes a neat and attractive package.
Read more on Project Gutenberg
You find here enormous acacias, monkey-bread trees, raphia palms and baobabs; less gloom, and fewer creeping and hanging plants.
Read more on Project Gutenberg
More curious is the raphia, with plume-like leaves, sometimes from forty to fifty feet in length, starting also from a short stem—almost from the ground.
Read more on Project Gutenberg
Alex asked, her eyes on the strings of raphia and an unfinished basket that lay on the table.
Read more on Project Gutenberg
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse
