The fibre of the agave, known as sisal hemp, is used in the manufacture of rope, twine, mats, brushes, etc. From Wordnik.com. [The Western United States A Geographical Reader] Reference
From materials such as sisal, bamboo, elephant grass. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
In the absence of asbestos, other fibres such as sisal, coir. From Wordnik.com. [4. Innovative technologies related to recycling of materials] Reference
This is "sisal," the shrub that could save the forests of The Gambia!. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-05-01] Reference
The bushland and wetland areas are also converted to farmlands and plantations of species such as sisal and various tree crops. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic] Reference
Coconut husk fibre, stem fibre as for example jute or leaf fibre such as sisal are the most common examples which have been used so far. From Wordnik.com. [2. Raw materials] Reference
So he set about weaving a sail of his sisal fibre. From Wordnik.com. [An American Robinson Crusoe for American Boys and Girls] Reference
Recipe for producing a lilac shade on 3 kg of sisal. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
U.K. - Roof sheets made of sisal reinforced concrete. From Wordnik.com. [7. Knowhow transfer] Reference
Her wrists and ankles were tied with rough sisal rope. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Luck and Trouble]
The string around them was rough sisal, old and yellowed. From Wordnik.com. [Persuader]
Recipe for producing a lime green shade on 1.5 kg of sisal. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
This fibre was much used before the introduction of sisal. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Chopped sisal is added to a 3.2 ratio of cement and sand at. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
Rsenoirs pour le rouissage du sisal, du jute, du chanvre, etc. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 13] Reference
LAWRENCE: And, yes, and it, you know, it feels like a sisal. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 20, 2005] Reference
Recipe for producing a pale olive green shade on 2.5 kg of sisal. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
She tensed her arms and the sisal fibers ruptured slowly, one by one. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Luck and Trouble]
Harriett used the money for sisal grass, from which she weaves doormats. From Wordnik.com. [10 Million Orphans] Reference
Reinforcement of concrete with sisal and other vegetable fibres (SCBR). From Wordnik.com. [7. Knowhow transfer] Reference
Put the sisal in the dyebath and press it below the surface of the dve liquor. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
Put the sisal in the dyebath and press it below the surface of the dye liquor. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
Smith bought Ralph Lauren sheets, a cashmere throw, leather slippers, a sisal rug. From Wordnik.com. [The Fine Art of Letting Go] Reference
Examples are Dovyalis caffra (kei apple), Agave sisalana (sisal) and Euphorbia spp. From Wordnik.com. [1. Tree products in agroecosystems: economic and policy issues.] Reference
Joints must be sealed by grease and hemp (not sisal!) or by 5 layers of teflon tape. From Wordnik.com. [6. Construction of the biogas plant] Reference
Le type de vibration permet de raliser galement des tuiles en bton vibr (sans sisal). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 12] Reference
The Sukuma women in Western Tanzania often use split roots of sisal as a fuel (fig. 2-2). From Wordnik.com. [2. Kilns] Reference
However, there are many which will dye sisal in attractive, bright and inexpensive colours. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
The same applies to hevea rubber, and concentrated sisal juice in the form of organic glue. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
You can plant a row of small trees very close to one another, or two rows of sisal or thorns. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Of these, Astrazon Blue RL cannot be recommended for sisal on account of poor colour strength. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
Costs could be lowered in the rural areas where sand and sisal can be obtained at less expense. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
Woven nylon ropes may last two years, twined nylon or sisal ropes only last a couple of months. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
The sisal-cement roofing sheets are marketed at 60 per cent of the price of asbestos roof sheets. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
The different kinds of sisal and hemp shown were pronounced by manufacturers to be of the very highest grade. From Wordnik.com. [Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission] Reference
Instead we had long, accordion-like barriers, made from sisal, that worked by a pneumatic pump located down in the basement. From Wordnik.com. [Middlesex]
The sisal hemp, pineapple, yucca, and a number of fiber plants growing in the southern part of the United States are worthy of note. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
A number of ICI direct dyes have been examined at TDRI and it was found that generally the Class A dyes penetrated most deeply into sisal. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
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