单词 | abaca |
例句 | Murray also included the rodent, the agouti; the South American howling monkey, the alouatte; and the Philippine textile, abaca. Former OED editor covertly deleted thousand of words, book claims 2012-11-26T20:17:22Z With its slightly prickly fibers, the abaca rug from Belgian firm Limited Edition adds another note of coarseness, while the custom velvet sofa and bronze coffee table ooze sensual luxury. A Dull New Apartment Gets an Infusion of Personality 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Balangiga, a small coastal town about 600 miles southeast of Manila, was important for its trade in abaca, a kind of hemp used in making rope and ship’s rigging. U.S. Set to Return Philippine Bells That Once Tolled to Mark a Massacre 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z From a helicopter, “we saw the devastation of coconuts, abaca and the forests. There are lots of houses without roofs,” Lorenzana said by text message. Philippines searches for 18 crewmen of ship sunk by typhoon 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z They cultivate abaca, and from the filament of this plant their women weave the tissues called dagmays, which they polish by rubbing them with shells till they take a lustre like silk. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Seated at her window she would hear a roaring tattoo in the grove of abaca palms to the south. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z Warrant, stray, award, purchase, abaca, doubt, father, wonted, pathway. Harper's Round Table, September 10, 1895 Carigara is open to coast trade, exports large quantities of hemp, raises much rice, and manufactures cotton and abaca fabrics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" This bird was fairly common at Quoin Hill in the abaca and wild bananas and, at Kalabakan, in primary forest. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 They make excellent stuffs of cotton and of abaca, dyeing them various colours with extracts of the woods grown in the country. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Another use of mats is in the baling of two of the staple products of the Philippines, tobacco and abaca. Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 The fibres of the abaca are employed in making the finest and most delicate fabrics, of which from three to four million dollars’ worth are exported annually. The Boys of '98 The latter, which was made of "abaca," the fibre of a banana, vulgarly called "Manilla hemp," although recommended on account of its great elasticity, was not of much use on board ship. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century I never saw the species there and took my one specimen in the abaca, where the bird was eating spiders, nectar, and pollen. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 Particularly plenteous here are the fibrous plants, and abaca forms in its prepared state one of the most important exports of the islands. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics Coarse buri mats are almost exclusively used in wrapping abaca for the export trade. Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 The land is exceedingly fertile and bears in abundance all tropical products, particularly rice, sugar, and the abaca, a variety of the banana-tree. The Boys of '98 We were shown a species of banana, called abaca, the finer filaments of which, mixed with silk, are manufactured into native cloth. In the Eastern Seas I felt as if I should be tried for larceny, what with those indigestible fruits, the pink cheeked cakes, the Muscatelle, and finally the abaca. A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route He led the way through the long rows of abaca which drooped listless fronds in the quivering heat, and into the cool woods which surrounded his fields. Terry A Tale of the Hill People It is usually found growing in well drained soil under the shade of banana and abaca plants and areca palms. Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 The abaca fiber is not spun or wrung, but is jointed end to end. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 This abaca costs twenty-four reals per quintal, and is made into rigging in Cabite by the Indian natives, in the sizes and diameter required. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 18 of 55 1617-1620 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century The abaca is yours—coarse stuff that it is,” and she reached up timidly and kissed me, first on one cheek and then on the other, the joy of giving in her dear old eyes. A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route Purchases The black rigging and that made from abaca in Balayan for the ships and galleys will amount to four thousand pesos. 4U000 pesos. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55 1606-1609 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century While they are not, strictly speaking, mats, plaited sacks3 are woven in the same weave and bear the same relation to sugar and rice as do mats to tobacco and abaca. Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 The abaca is produced from the fibrous parts of the bark of the wild banana tree, found in the Philippines. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 Manufactures consist in fabrics of abaca and canonegro, of which boat cables are made. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient Weavers of abaca left their looms and hung out of the windows to talk with their neighbours about the great event. A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route The officials were anxious to grow abaca, cacao, sugar cane and coconuts, all products of the Philippines, the soil of which resembled theirs. Lineage, Life and Labors of José Rizal, Philippine Patriot The principal product of the island is abaca, but rice is also raised and cocoanut oil is extracted. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient There are gold and copper mines, and much tobacco, sugar, rice, and abaca is raised. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient The chief products are abaca, rice, and cocoanuts, oil being extracted from the latter. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient They are somewhat mountainous and well wooded, and coffee, abaca, sugar cane, and tobacco are raised. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient |
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