Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tropical American plant (Agave fourcroydes) having thick, sword-shaped leaves that yield a coarse reddish fiber used in making rope and twine.
- noun The fiber obtained from this plant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fiber known as Sisal hemp, obtained principally from
Agave Ixtli of Yucatan; also, the plant itself.
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- noun a
tropical American agave , Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped leaves yield a coarse reddish fibre used in making rope etc - noun the fibre from this plant (sometimes mistakenly called
sisal )
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Today, with renewed interest in natural fibres and the high cost of petroleum, henequen is enjoying resurgence.
Henequen and its role in the Yucatan's shifting fortunes 2007
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Today, with renewed interest in natural fibres and the high cost of petroleum, henequen is enjoying resurgence.
Henequen and its role in the Yucatan's shifting fortunes 2007
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Today, with renewed interest in natural fibres and the high cost of petroleum, henequen is enjoying resurgence.
Henequen and its role in the Yucatan's shifting fortunes 2007
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Supplanted by nylon, sisal, as henequen is also known, has steadily fallen out of favor over the past several decades and is no longer grown on a large scale.
Mérida 2006
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Supplanted by nylon, sisal, as henequen is also known, has steadily fallen out of favor over the past several decades and is no longer grown on a large scale.
Mérida 2006
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Supplanted by nylon, sisal, as henequen is also known, has steadily fallen out of favor over the past several decades and is no longer grown on a large scale.
Mérida 2006
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While henequen is still grown and has commercial use for carpets and cloth sacks, the heyday is over.
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While henequen is still grown and has commercial use for carpets and cloth sacks, the heyday is over.
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It is said that there were more millionaires in Merida during the heyday of the henequen production than in any other city in the world.
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One place we found a really fine short video called "Merida in March" which shows sites from the city, but also gives a good description of henequen haciendas as they existed some 100 years ago in the Yucatan.
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