A fiber extracted from the abaca plant (Musa textilis).
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Examples for "manila hemp "
Examples for "manila hemp "
1 The manila hemp is the most prominent, of which coarse cloth is woven, besides the valuable cordage.
2 The fibre is whiter, cleaner, and lighter than jute; moreover, in strength it ranks next to the best quality of manila hemp .
3 Another statement from British India shows that Manila hemp requires a very special treatment.
4 The best Manila hemp ought to be white, dry, and of a long and fine fiber.
5 One Philippine product, however, connects the islands with almost all the rest of the world, namely, Manila hemp .
1 Manufactures consist in fabrics of abaca and canonegro, of which boat cables are made.
2 The chief products are abaca , rice, and cocoanuts, oil being extracted from the latter.
3 There are gold and copper mines, and much tobacco, sugar, rice, and abaca is raised.
4 Freshen up sunrooms and glass box extensions with this collection of steel frame abaca weave furniture.
5 They are somewhat mountainous and well wooded, and coffee, abaca , sugar cane, and tobacco are raised.
1 The ropes made from it are of that kind called Manilla hemp .
2 What is known as Manilla hemp is an article of much value.
3 This is inclosed within several strands of Manilla hemp , with ten iron wires woven among them.
4 A rougher sort, called Manilla hemp , is made into rope, which, with the raw material, is largely exported.
1 ABACA, or ABAKA, a native name for the plant Musa textilis , which produces the fibre called Manila Hemp (q.v.).
1 Manufactures consist in fabrics of abaca and canonegro, of which boat cables are made.
2 The chief products are abaca , rice, and cocoanuts, oil being extracted from the latter.
3 There are gold and copper mines, and much tobacco, sugar, rice, and abaca is raised.
4 Freshen up sunrooms and glass box extensions with this collection of steel frame abaca weave furniture.
5 They are somewhat mountainous and well wooded, and coffee, abaca , sugar cane, and tobacco are raised.
6 The principal product of the island is abaca , but rice is also raised and cocoanut oil is extracted.
7 We were shown a species of banana, called abaca , the finer filaments of which, mixed with silk, are manufactured into native cloth.
8 The officials were anxious to grow abaca , cacao, sugar cane and coconuts, all products of the Philippines, the soil of which resembled theirs.
9 Abaca and palay are raised, and in the gold washings considerable gold of good quality is found.
10 ABACA , or ABAKA, a native name for the plant Musa textilis, which produces the fibre called Manila Hemp (q.v.).
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