sisal
Americannoun
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Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
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the plant itself.
noun
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a Mexican agave plant, Agave sisalana, cultivated for its large fleshy leaves, which yield a stiff fibre used for making rope
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the fibre of this plant
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any of the fibres of certain similar or related plants
Etymology
Origin of sisal
1835–45; short for Sisal grass or hemp, named after Sisal, port in Yucatán
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Example Sentences
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For indoor rugs, rather than moving all the furniture, you can pop a fuzzy rug over your cotton or sisal rug until the robins start singing.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
Nimco Abdi gently places her six-month-old baby girl onto a plastic basin supported with sisal ropes.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2022
Soon she begins leaving bizarre crosses made of sisal bound sticks around their house.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2019
Richard and Laura showed up, as did Marcela, the sisal sculptor.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2019
She then choked the pants at the waist with a piece of sisal rope to hold them up.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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