单词 | Manilla hemp |
例句 | Abaca, ab′a-ka, n. the native name of the so-called Manilla hemp of commerce—really a plantain, much grown in the Philippine Islands. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z The outside jacket was made of hemp instead of jute; the iron wires of the sheath were galvanized, and the Manilla hemp which covered them was not tarred. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z 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 What is known as Manilla hemp is an article of much value. A Voyage round the World A book for boys There was also the mark of a cut on the Manilla hemp, where the wire had entered. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables The ropes made from it are of that kind called Manilla hemp. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited A rougher sort, called Manilla hemp, is made into rope, which, with the raw material, is largely exported. In the Eastern Seas This is inclosed within several strands of Manilla hemp, with ten iron wires woven among them. St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 |
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