ISTLE

Meaning of ISTLE in English

/ist"lee/ , n.

a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.

Also, ixtle .

[ 1880-85; istle, ixtle ichtli ]

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ISTLE — noun Etymology: American Spanish ixtle, from Nahuatl īchtli Date: 1883 a strong fiber (as for cordage or basketwork) obtained from …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ISTLE — noun also ix·tle ˈis(t)lē ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish ixtle, from Nahuatl ichtli : a fiber obtained from any …
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ISTLE — (n.) Same as Ixtle.
Английский словарь Webster
ISTLE — ( n. ) Same as Ixtle.
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ISTLE — noun Etymology: American Spanish ixtle, from Nahuatl īchtli Date: 1883 : a strong fiber (as for cordage or basketwork) obtained …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ISTLE — noun ·same·as ixtle.
Webster English vocab
ISTLE — [is.tle] n [AmerSp ixtle, fr. Nahuatl ichtli] (1883): a strong fiber (as for cordage or basketwork) from various tropical American …
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ISTLE — istle BrE AmE ˈɪst li
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ISTLE — n. a fibre used for cord, nets, etc., obtained from agave. [Mex. ixtli]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ISTLE — n. a fibre used for cord, nets, etc., obtained from agave. [ Mex. ixtli ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ISTLE — n. a fibre used for cord, nets, etc., obtained from agave. Etymology: Mex. ixtli
Oxford English vocab
ISTLE — Pronunciation: ' ist-l ē Function: noun Etymology: American Spanish ixtle, from Nahuatl ī chtli Date: 1883 : a strong fiber …
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TULA ISTLE — noun see tula II
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JUAMAVE ISTLE — noun see juamave
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PALMA ISTLE — |pälmə+ noun Etymology: American Spanish palma ixtle : istle
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TULA — I. ˈtülə noun also tula metal ( -s ) Etymology: from Tula, city in central Union of Soviet Socialist Republics …
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ZAMANDOQUE — ˌzämənˈdōkē, ˌsä- noun or za·man·do·gue -ōgē ( -s ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish samandoque : a Mexican plant ( Hesperaloe funifera …
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TAMPICO FIBER — noun also tampico hemp -pē(ˌ)kō- Usage: usually capitalized T Etymology: from Tampico, Mexico : istle b
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MEXICAN FIBER — noun Usage: usually capitalized M : istle b
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LECHUGUILLA — noun also lech·e·gui·lla ˌlechəˈgē(y)ə ( -s ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, wild lettuce, diminutive of lechuga lettuce, from Latin …
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JUAMAVE — (h)wəˈmävē noun also juamave istle ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps irregular from Jaumave, town in eastern Mexico : a high-grade …
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IZOTE — noun also iso·te ə̇ˈzōd.ē ( -s ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl iczotl 1. : any of several Mexican plants …
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IXTLE — variant of istle
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GUAPILLA — gwəˈpē(y)ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, istle (plant) Mexico : istle
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IXTLE — /iks"tlee, ist"lee/ , n. istle.
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TAMAULIPAS — estado (state), northeastern Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico. It is bounded by the United States (north), the Gulf of …
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