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is·tle (ist′lē)

noun

a fiber obtained from certain tropical American plants, as various agaves: used for cordage, nets, baskets, etc.

Etymology: < AmSp ixtle < Nahuatl i:čλi

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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