NOUN
- a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
- Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
How To Use Manila hemp In A Sentence
- Daimler-Chrysler plans to utilize locally available natural fibers such as Manila hemp
- Sansevieria or bow-string hemp has been tested in Florida as a possible substitute for Manila hemp.
- And yet the introduction on a large scale of Manila hemp into the European markets in place of Russian hemp would have more than a commercial and industrial importance!
- Indeed, even coastal fisheries were severely hampered after 1941 by mounting shortages of cotton yarn, ramie, Manila hemp, and, most importantly, petroleum.
- This means it is " true hemp " ( unlike lower grade Manila hemp which is made from bananas ).
- Therefore, we arrived at a feasible product through mixing the silk fiber with the Manila hemp fiber.
- Abaca is not a hemp but since hemp was the main source of fibres for centuries, the abaca fibre was named Manila hemp.
- Later, the business world turned to Manila hemp, accelerated by the Japanese Industrial Revolution.
- Vegetable fibers are composed chiefly of cellulose and may be classed as short fibers, e.g., cotton and kapok; or long fibers, including flax, hemp, Manila hemp, istle, ramie, sisal hemp, and Spanish moss.
- Glossary abá: A Tagalog exclamation of wonder, surprise, etc., often used to introduce or emphasize a contradictory statement. abaka: "Manila hemp," the fiber of a plant of the banana family. achara: Pickles made from the tender shoots of bamboo, green papayas, etc. The Social Cancer
