| 单词 |
esparto |
| 释义 |
esparto|ɪˈspɑːtəʊ|
Also 6, 8 sparto.
[a. Sp. esparto:—L. spartum, ad. Gr. σπάρτον a rope made of σπάρτος, either the same plant or Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum).]
A kind of rush (Macrochloa or Stipa tenacissima), called by some Spanish grass, imported from Spain and the north coast of Africa, for manufacture into paper. In ancient times it was, and in Spain is still, made into cordage, shoes, and other articles. Also called esparto grass.
[1591Percivall Sp. Dict., Esparto..a kinde of tree whereof they make frailes. 1779H. Swinburne Trav. Spain 6 Making ropes, baskets, and shoes, of a small rush or reed called esparto.] 1868Q. Rev. No. 248. 356 Printed upon paper made from esparto alone. 1883Pall Mall G. 11 Sept. 9/1 At Lloyd's paper mills, Sittingbourne, the..cover of a boiler used for boiling esparto and straw blew off.
attrib.1791J. Townsend Journ. Spain III. 130 The esparto rush makes good mats for houses. 1878Hooker & Ball Marocco 335 Large bales of esparto grass..from the adjoining province of Haba. 1888Pall Mall G. 27 Oct. 9/1 An esparto boiler burst in the North of Ireland Paper Mills. |
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