fibrous | | |
adj. | 1. fibrous, hempen | having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute. |
| ~ tough | resistant to cutting or chewing. |
adj. | 2. fibrous, sinewy, stringy, unchewable | (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew. |
| ~ tough | resistant to cutting or chewing. |
hemp | | |
n. (substance) | 1. hemp | a plant fiber. |
| ~ canvas, canvass | a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents). |
| ~ rope | a strong line. |
| ~ deccan hemp, kenaf | fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus. |
| ~ bowstring hemp | hemp obtained from the sansevieria. |
| ~ abaca, manila hemp, manilla hemp | a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines. |
| ~ plant fiber, plant fibre | fiber derived from plants. |
n. (plant) | 2. cannabis, hemp | any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs. |
| ~ cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana | the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect. |
| ~ genus cannabis | hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some classifications included in the family Moraceae. |
| ~ cannabis sativa, ganja, marihuana, marijuana | a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared. |
| ~ cannabis indica, indian hemp | source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber. |
| ~ bush, shrub | a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems. |
n. (artifact) | 3. halter, hangman's halter, hangman's rope, hemp, hempen necktie | a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging. |
| ~ gallows | an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging. |
| ~ running noose, slip noose, noose | a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled. |
| ~ rope | a strong line. |
jute | | |
n. (substance) | 1. jute | a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks. |
| ~ rope | a strong line. |
| ~ bagging, sacking | coarse fabric used for bags or sacks. |
| ~ plant fiber, plant fibre | fiber derived from plants. |
n. (person) | 2. jute | a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons. |
| ~ european | a native or inhabitant of Europe. |
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