Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
истль
English translation:
istle - a strong fiber (as for cordage or basketwork) obtained from various tropical American plants (as an agave)
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Oksana Rozhko
Oct 18, 2008 09:00
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Russian term
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истль
Russian to English
Science
Botany
A material of plant origin, used for making brooms and brushes
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | istle |
Oksana Rozhko
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| 1 | sisal |
Mikhail Kropotov
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Oct 27, 2008 07:17: Oksana Rozhko Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Oksana Rozhko
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istle
istle - a strong fiber (as for cordage or basketwork) obtained from various tropical American plants (as an agave)
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Note added at 12 mins (2008-10-18 09:13:57 GMT)
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another variant of spelling of this word is "ixtle"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ixtle
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Note added at 14 mins (2008-10-18 09:15:58 GMT)
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and one more reference to "istle"
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Istle&redirect=no
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Note added at 12 mins (2008-10-18 09:13:57 GMT)
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another variant of spelling of this word is "ixtle"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ixtle
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Note added at 14 mins (2008-10-18 09:15:58 GMT)
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and one more reference to "istle"
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Istle&redirect=no
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11 mins
Mikhail Kropotov
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sisal
The combination of resources listed below leads me to think it's sisal (or possibly henequin).
Истль, или икстль (тампиоко, тампиоко-волокно, или ***мексиканское волокно***), состоящий из волокон, включая корот-кие жесткие волокна, получаемые из ***коротколистной мексиканской агавы***.
http://www.intermost.ru/contents/102/?q=aHR0cDovL3d3dy50a3Mu...
http://www.rusher.ru/ru/cat/1_ru/243_ru.html
http://hghltd.yandex.net/yandbtm?url=http://www.rustrubprom....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henequen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisal
Истль, или икстль (тампиоко, тампиоко-волокно, или ***мексиканское волокно***), состоящий из волокон, включая корот-кие жесткие волокна, получаемые из ***коротколистной мексиканской агавы***.
http://www.intermost.ru/contents/102/?q=aHR0cDovL3d3dy50a3Mu...
http://www.rusher.ru/ru/cat/1_ru/243_ru.html
http://hghltd.yandex.net/yandbtm?url=http://www.rustrubprom....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henequen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisal
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