maguey
- noun
- /məˈɡeɪ/
- Philippine
:
maguey
- Workers harvested the maguey plant to extract fiber for weaving baskets and mats.
- maguey fiber
Examples
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These distinctive tools, common only at El Palmillo and other nearby sites in eastern Oaxaca, were used to extract fiber from maguey's pulpy leaves.
Academic text (2002) -
Photo (color): Spindle whorls found throughout the Classic period site of El Palmillo were used to spin maguey fiber into thread for cloth.
Academic text (2002) -
On an upper terrace, we found whorls of an intermediate size that may have been used to spin thinner maguey fibers, woven into finer cloth.
Academic text (2002) -
This activity harks back to the sixteenth century, before the introduction of ropes woven from maguey century plant cactus fiber, when steers on the range were struck with a club and pulled to the ground by the tail.
Academic text (1994) -
The strong twine made from maguey fibers is commonly used in various crafts.
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The durable twine made from maguey is ideal for outdoor projects and gardening.
Synonyms
A Philippine plant that gives a strong hard fiber used to make coarse rope
A plant from the Philippines with strong rough fibers used to make rope and twine
A tropical plant with thick leaves that produce strong fibers used to make rope and twine
A plant with thick, long leaves that give strong fibers used to make rope
Compounds
- Philippine
A strong plant fiber from the Philippines used to make coarse rope and sacks
- Philippine
A strong rough plant fiber from the Philippines used to make rope and twine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Maguey was also brought by Spanish speakers to the Philippines to name a local agave that gives very strong fiber for making rope and coarse twine, so there maguey refers to the plant and the tough fiber from its leaves.
