Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The fiber obtained from the husk of a coconut, used in making rope and matting and as a medium for cultivating plants.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The prepared fiber of the husk of the cocoanut.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A material for cordage, matting, etc., consisting of the prepared fiber of the outer husk of the cocoanut.
- noun Cordage or cables, made of this material.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
fibre obtained from thehusk of acoconut , used chiefly in makingrope ,matting and as apeat substitute.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The fibre that surrounds the nut makes up the other mysterious article of commerce known as coir, which is twisted into stout ropes, or woven into coco-nut matting and ordinary door-mats.
Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science Grant Allen 1873
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The fibrous strands of the rind of the nut are developed in some forms to such a length and strength as to yield the industrial product known as the coir-fibre.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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The fibrous husk round the cocoanut, called coir, is manufactured into ropes, matting, brushes, and other useful articles.
Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 James Kennedy 1857
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They're also ground into a fiber called coir that is added to potting soil to aid drainage.
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They're also ground into a fiber called coir that is added to potting soil to aid drainage.
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They're also ground into a fiber called coir that is added to potting soil to aid drainage.
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They're also ground into a fiber called coir that is added to potting soil to aid drainage.
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They're also ground into a fiber called coir that is added to potting soil to aid drainage.
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They're also ground into a fiber called coir that is added to potting soil to aid drainage.
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They're also ground into a fiber called coir that is added to potting soil to aid drainage.
chained_bear commented on the word coir
"It is a gaol dedicated to knocking the bejesus out of people, and if you are a tough guy they put you in 'trac' and the warders come and visit you in your cell each night until you weep and beg to God to let you die. They are not nice noises to hear coming through your walls at night and, believe me, you hear everything. You hear a button brush against a wall and when poor Simmons hanged himself at last, his biggest problem was doing it so he would not be heard and I have read no sadder thing than the official account of how he used blankets and coir mats so he could take his life in total silence."
—Peter Carey, Illywhacker, 409
April 17, 2009