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si·sal (səl, sisəl)

noun

  1. a strong fiber, similar to the related henequen, obtained from the leaves of an agave (Agave sisalana) native to S Mexico and now cultivated throughout the tropics, used for making rope, sacking, insulation, etc.
  2. the plant yielding this fiber

Etymology: after Sisal, Yucatán, a former seaport (< Maya, lit., cold waters)

sisal Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • weave: Made from a mixture of plush and woven sisal.
  • include: Main exports include sisal, cloves, coffee, cotton, cashew nuts, minerals and tobacco.

Preposition: with

  • appeal: Sisal Border Runner Practical sisal with polished contemporary appeal.

Adjective modifier

  • natural: To hang in the cage: the fun toy made of natural sisal arouses the bird's natural curiosity through its form and bells.

Modifies a noun

  • plantation: He was educated at Rugby School and after this, he managed his father's sisal plantation in the Bahamas for seven years.
  • rope: The sisal rope provides extra support for climbing plants.
  • carpet: Stairs up to Bedroom 1 5ft double with stunning sea views, sisal carpet.
  • fiber: A new mixing head enables the established LFI technology to be used for flax, hemp or sisal fibers.
  • string: Don't stick the roof on yet if you are going to thatch it with sisal string.
  • plant: A view showing two Europeans in pith helmets standing in a field of growing sisal plants.

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