Meaning of "istle" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ISTLE

From Mexican Spanish ixtle, from Nahuatl ichtli.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ISTLE

istle  [ˈɪstlɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ISTLE

Istle is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ISTLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Istle

Istle or tampico fiber is the general name for a hard plant fiber obtained from a number of Mexican plants, chiefly species of Agave and Yucca. Istle or ixtle is also used as the common name of the plants producing the fiber. Ixtle is also the common name of a species of bromeliad, Aechmea magdalenae, grown in southern Mexico for its silky fibers. Istle fiber is used as a substitute for animal bristles in the manufacture of brushes and also for making cords and ropes. Particular kinds of istle include: ▪ Jaumave istle, produced from Agave funkiana, is said to be the best grade. The name comes from the Jaumave Valley in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, where it is grown. The fiber is obtained from the young inner leaves that form the central bud. Jaumave istle fibre is usually 20–40 in long, almost white, and almost as strong and flexible as sisal, produced from Agave sisaliana. ▪ Tula istle is produced from Agave lechuguilla or Agave univittata. The name is derived from the town of Tula, also in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

Definition of istle in the English dictionary

The definition of istle in the dictionary is a fibre obtained from various tropical American agave and yucca trees used in making carpets, cord, etc.

TRANSLATION OF ISTLE

Find out the translation of istle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of istle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «istle» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: istle
• Translator English - Spanish: istle
• English: istle
• Translator English - Hindi: istle
• Translator English - Arabic: istle
• Translator English - Russian: ползучий, истль
• Translator English - Portuguese: tampico
• Translator English - Bengali: istle
• Translator English - French: istle
• Translator English - Malay: Istle
• Translator English - German: istle
• Translator English - Japanese: istle
• Translator English - Korean: 이스 틸리
• Translator English - Javanese: Istle
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sợi thùa
• Translator English - Tamil: istle
• Translator English - Marathi: मुरबाड
• Translator English - Turkish: istle
• Translator English - Italian: istle
• Translator English - Polish: korzeń ryżowy
• Translator English - Ukrainian: повзучий , Істла
• Translator English - Romanian: istle
• Translator English - Greek: ιστλ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: istle
• Translator English - Swedish: tampicofibrer
• Translator English - Norwegian: istle

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ISTLE»

Discover the use of istle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to istle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Complete Works of William Paley. With extracts from his ...

e E istle to the us - - 112 CHAP. lll.—The rst Epistle to the Corinthians 1:51 CHAP. IV.—Second hustle to the Corinthians - 187 CHAP- V.—The istle to the Galatians - - 197 CHA P. VL-The istle to the hesians - - 207 CHAP. VlL—The istle to the ...

William Paley, 1825

Fiber production in the western hemisphere

Cleaning istle fiber by pulling the leaf under a knife pressed against a block of wood. Jaumave, Mexico. A ring on a long handle is slipped over the bud and given a quick jerk, breaking out the entire cogollo and leaving a eogollito to begin a ...

Lyster Hoxie Dewey, 1943

U.S. foreign trade, statistical classification of domestic ...

284440 Isotopes, stable, and their compounds, n.e.s.o.i. 284590 Isotopic separation, machinery and apparatus, and parts thereof 840120 Istle (ixtle) fabric, woven 531100 Istle waste 530500 Commodity Six-digit Istle yarn 530890 Istle, fiber, ...

United States. Bureau of the Census, 2007

Handbook of Textile Fibres: Natural Fibres

ISTLE; IXTLE Generic Mexican term for various species of Agave. ISTLE JAUMAVE Leaf; Agave funkiana. ISTLE, PALMA Leaf; Samuela carnerosana. ISTLE PITA Leaf; Yucca treculeana. IST LE TULA Leaf; Agave lophantha. ITALIAN FLAX ...

J Gordon Cook, 1984

The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles

iron yarn / istle damage from the high temperatures of pressing irons. See saponification. iron yarn A smooth, stiff, cotton yarn that has been starched and glazed. Generally either white or black. Uses: hat shapes, linings. irradiance Radiant ...

‎2013

Phonics Games, Grades 1-2: Level C: Centers for Up to 6 Players

Answer key eck umb orts istle eat eese 3 oe ale eel ree erry ark 2 sh s fo ld 6 fo ld Game 5 p. How to Check: 1. Each game board has a number. 2. Find your game board. 3. Look at the picture of your game board to check your answers.

Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, 2008

Congressional Edition

In the year 1830, there were found in the vicinity of seven small Indian villages in that district, 1,221 istales, i.e., istle patches; and there was reported, solely by the pass of St. Juan, for the port of Vera Cruz, an exportation of 943 bales of pita, ...

‎1838

God's Indwelling Presence: The Holy Spirit in the Old and ...

(1) The Old Latin has Advocatus in the Ep[istle] in all copies; in the Gospel there is variation between Advocatus ... and Paracletus or Paraditus* ... (2) The Syriac versions seem to have retained the original word 'Paraclete' everywhere.

James M. Hamilton, Jr., E. Ray Clendenen, 2006

The Poor Man's Christian Director; Or, How to Search the ...

... Supper enforced. "11' » . . Chap. xii. {Ver. 1 to 14. . The diversity of gifts, yet only one Giver. CORI'NTHlA'NS AND GALATJANB. 53 . Chap.\xiii. The whole. .' Charity, FIRST EP'ISTLE, ORJLETTER, OF ST. ...

‎1823

Duty-free Entry Or Temporary Suspensions of Duty: Hearings ...

COMMENTS The situation at the time of enactment of Public Law 85—284, initially suspending duties, with respect to processed istle fiber has not changed, and the Commission foresees no change in circumstances which would make it ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Trade, 1975

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ISTLE»

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Scene shifters were busy in decade of the 1880s

... carried 16 other passengers, 102 bales of hides, 11 bales of cotton, five bundles of wet salted hides, 1,913 bars of lead, and 147 bags of istle. «Corpus Christi Caller Times, Nov 14»

The Malinalco Project: A Cross-Cultural Collaboration between …

Desiree Guedez & Rosa Martínez Inclan - Panal (Istle natural fiber & pine wood) 8.) LiLi Jackson & Santiago Miguel Salamanca - The Malinalli ... «Core77.com, Dec 13»

Farewell, etui

Elater (click beetle), istle (carpet fiber), and Omri (Ahab's father, or the first name of the actor Omri Katz, and no, I hadn't heard of him either) are ... «Boston Globe, Feb 09»