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sisalkiud

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 19.06.2025

Meanings

mitme agaaviliigi lehtedest saadav tugev kiudaine, millest tehakse nt köit, põrandamatte
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Usage examples
  • Tihti lisatakse sisalkiule villa, mis teeb vaiba palju pehmemaks ja hubasemaks.

Terminological databases

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 698448 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain fabric & fibres
sisal preferred
  • (Mehhikos asuva Sisali sadama järgi), ka sisalkiud, mitme agaaviliigi, eriti sisaliagaavi (Agave sisalana) lehtedest saadud tugev kiudaine. Sisalit toodetakse pms. Mehhikos, Brasiilias, Jaaval ja Ida-Aafrikas; sellest tehakse köit, põrandamatte jm.
  • a hard leaf fiber obtained from the sisal plant, Agave sisalana ...
  • a pale cream fibre obtained from the leaf of the sisal plant (Agave sisalana). The fibre from other Agave plants, and particularly from henequen (Agave fourcroydes) resembles sisal very closely and indeed is sometimes also termed sisal.
Good to know
  • LA: Agave sisalana [EUR] FR: fibre textile trés résistante qu'on tire des feuilles d'une sorte d'agave cultivée surtout au Mexique, en Afrique centrale et au Soudan [EUR]
sisal preferred
sisalkiud
sisal
Good to know
  • henequin and sisal are rather easily obtained from the plant and both are ideal in the manufacture of rope

Word forms

Inflection Type 22e

sisalkiud sisalkiud
sisalkiu sisalkiudude
sisalkiudu sisalkiude ~ sisalkiudusid

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