hemp
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- noun
- /hɛmp/
:
fibra de cáñamo
- Did you know that hemp can be made into bags and clothes?
So try to use, you know, like hemp, cotton, silk, etcetera.
- So try to use, you know, like hemp, cotton, silk, etcetera.
- And these are the rough fibers of flax or hemp, which were used to caulk ships.
- And they may speak more softly and wear clothes made of hemp and sandals.
- There is organic cotton, hemp, bamboo, and linen, flax, AKA linen.
- That's cotton, linen, flax, wool, silk, genuine Leathers, more like linen, cotton type fibers like jute and hemp.
- All right, instead of using this nasty expanding foam, we're actually using hemp to to make sure that the bottom of this is is tight.
Examples
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The first night, the hemp rope broke.
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When he noticed me, I asked about blackened lengths of hemp rope lying among the rows.
Fiction book (1998) -
As part of this research, the tribe planted hemp on tribal lands.
Academic text (2017) -
They can make the best hemp hammocks in the world down here.
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A renewed interest in commercial hemp as an alternative or supplementary crop began in the early 1990s.
Blog text (20) -
And these are the rough fibers of flax or hemp, which were used to caulk ships.
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My wife's handbag had been one of those colorful hemp-knit shoulder purses they used to call Greek bags.
Fiction book (1996) -
Compost is produced in windrows using vegetable residuals, horse manure, and hemp stalks.
Academic text (1998) -
You can add extra protein to your smoothie by including hemp, whey, spirulina, soy, or vegetable protein powders.
Blog text (15) -
The strong hemp rope was used to secure the heavy cargo on the ship.
Synonyms
A plant often Cannabis sativa grown for fiber to make rope or for drugs like hashish
A plant that produces strong fibers used to make rope and cloth
A strong flexible fiber from the abaca plant used to make rope and paper
A strong natural fiber from the abaca plant that people use to make ropes
Strong plant fiber from the sisal plant used to make rope and mats
A strong fiber from the Indian plant used to make rope and coarse cloth
A tall tropical plant with strong soft fiber used to make rope and sacks
A plant grown for strong fibers used to make rope and cloth
A tall annual plant that grows along rivers in the US southwest and improves soil while giving strong fiber
A strong fibrous plant with long stiff leaves used for making rope
A South African plant whose long, strong leaves people use to make rope
A tropical African houseplant with long, pointed leaves
A tropical plant with thick striped green leaves grown for strong fibers and decoration
Compounds
A tropical plant with thick striped green leaves grown for strong fibers and decoration
A tropical climbing plant that grows up trees and has small flowers that smell like vanilla
A tall annual plant that grows along rivers in the US southwest and improves soil while giving strong fiber
- South African
A South African plant whose long, strong leaves people use to make rope
- South African
A large shrub with many hairy branches, large hairy leaves and white flowers
- Philippine
A strong natural fiber from the abaca plant that people use to make ropes
A tall plant from the Philippines whose leaf stalks give strong fiber for rope, paper, and textiles
A tall wild plant with divided leaves and small purple flowers that grows in wet places
- NSFW
A plant often Cannabis sativa grown for fiber to make rope or for drugs like hashish
- Australian
A tall tropical plant with strong soft fiber used to make rope and sacks
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Etymology
Hemp comes from old English and German words for the plant that gave very strong fiber. It is the same root as cannabis and is connected to the word canvas, which was once made from hemp, so hemp means the tough plant fiber used for rope and cloth.