| slovo | definícia |
C capsularis
(gcide) | Gunny \Gun"ny\ (g[u^]n"n[y^]), n., Gunny cloth \Gun"ny
cloth`\(kl[o^]th`; 115). [Hind. go[.n], go[.n][imac], a sack,
sacking.]
A strong, coarse kind of sacking, made from the fibers
(called jute) of two plants of the genus Corchorus ({C.
olitorius} and C. capsularis), of India. The fiber is also
used in the manufacture of cordage.
[1913 Webster]
Gunny bag or Gunny sack, a sack made of gunny or burlap,
used for coarse commodities. In the southern U. S. similar
sacks are called crocus sack, croker sack, towsack,
and grass sack.
[1913 Webster +PJC] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
C capsularis
(gcide) | Gunny \Gun"ny\ (g[u^]n"n[y^]), n., Gunny cloth \Gun"ny
cloth`\(kl[o^]th`; 115). [Hind. go[.n], go[.n][imac], a sack,
sacking.]
A strong, coarse kind of sacking, made from the fibers
(called jute) of two plants of the genus Corchorus ({C.
olitorius} and C. capsularis), of India. The fiber is also
used in the manufacture of cordage.
[1913 Webster]
Gunny bag or Gunny sack, a sack made of gunny or burlap,
used for coarse commodities. In the southern U. S. similar
sacks are called crocus sack, croker sack, towsack,
and grass sack.
[1913 Webster +PJC] |
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