Definition of Manila hemp

1. Noun. A kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines.

Exact synonyms: Abaca, Manilla Hemp
Generic synonyms: Hemp

2. Noun. Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc.
Exact synonyms: Abaca, Musa Textilis
Generic synonyms: Banana, Banana Tree

Definition of Manila hemp

1. Noun. The fibre of the abaca. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Manila Hemp

Manicheist
Manicheists
Manichæan
Manichæans
Manidae
Manide
Manihot
Manihot dulcis
Manihot esculenta
Manihot utilissima
Manikgonj District
Manila
Manila Bay
Manila bean
Manila hemp
Manila rope
Manileño
Manileños
Manilkara
Manilkara bidentata
Manilkara zapota
Manilla hemp
Maniot
Maniots
Manipogo
Manipur
Maniraptora
Manitoba
Manitoba maple

Literary usage of Manila hemp

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern Seamanship by Austin Melvin Knight (1921)
"This mistake is almost universally made by other than sea-faring people in referring to manila, which is sometimes called " manila hemp," but of tener ..."

2. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1880)
"A large and valuable collection of Abaca or Manila hemp was received at Philadelphia ... The manufacture of Manila hemp in this country is for the most part ..."

3. The Textile Fibres: Their Physical, Microscopical and Chemical Properties by Joseph Merritt Matthews (1913)
"Distinction between Manila hemp and Sisal.—In their characteristics these two fibres are very similar and it is quite difficult to distinguish between them. ..."

4. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1901)
"The quantities of vegetable textile libers were 6967 tons of flax, 3400 tons of hemp, 5748 tons of istle, 102,- 093 tons of jute, 42624 tons of Manila hemp, ..."

5. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"Hemp Fibre, known as manila hemp.— At present that is the staple product of the islands, and one of which the United States can use all, or nearly all, ..."

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