coirn.

/kɔɪə/

Forms: 1500s cayro, 1600s cairo, cair, 1700s cayr, cayar; 1600s–1800s coire, 1700s coyr(e, 1800s koir, coier, 1700s– coir.

Etymology: < Malayalam kāyar cord, < kāyaru to be twisted (Yule). In earlier forms, < Portuguese cairo (in Correa 1510), coyro (Barbosa 1516).

a. The prepared fibre of the husk of the coco-nut, used for making ropes, cordage, matting, etc. Originally, the thread or cordage made of this fibre.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [noun] > vegetable fibre > other plant fibre

palmite1555

coir1582

pita1648

kitul1681

silk-cotton1697

pita-thread1748

abaca1751

khus khus1798

gomuti1811

coco fibre1813

Manila hemp1814

pineapple fibre1834

moog1840

piassava1841

Para grass1850

raffia1850

African hair1851

ambari1851

diss1855

munj1855

monkey grass1858

crin vegetal1859

mung1866

lauhala1880

bass?1881

raphia bast1882

istle1883

raphia grass1885

settler's twine1898

tucum1901

Manila fibre1921

bassine1923

sotol1942

1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias 14 b The Moores which trade to Sofala in great ships, that haue no decks nor nailes, but are sowed with Cayro.

1599 R. Fitch in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. i. 251 A certaine shippe made of boordes, and sowed together with cayro, which is threede made of the huske of Cocoes.

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. x. viii. 1778 The vttermost is hairie, and of it they make Cairo, that is, all their Cables and Ropes.

1697¹Coire [see sense b].

1704 tr. P. Baldæus True Descr. Malabar & Coromandel in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. III. 573/2 Cayr (of which they make Cables and Ropes).

1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xxiv. 296 Of the Rind of the Nut they make Cayar, which are the Fibres of the Cask that environs the Nut spun fit to make Cordage and Cables for Shipping.

1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 67 The coco nut tree produces coir.

1844 Hull Dock Act 121 Coir, rough, press packed, per ton, 6d.

1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon II. vii. ii. 127 The best coir is made from the unripe nuts.

b. attributive, as coir-cable, coir-fibre, coir-rope, coir-yarn.

ΚΠ

1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 430 Here you will find the Arack Drink, the Coire Cabels, the Bread Fruit.

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World x. 295 These are called Coire Cables: they will last very well.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 121 They [the Surat people] have..Cair-yarn made of the Cocoe for cordage.

1759 London Mag. 28 604 Their coyr-ropes made of the fibres of cocoa nut husks.

1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master vii. 190 Goulaub, sans ceremony, sat Upon a piece of koir mat.

1874 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. x. 313 Coir rope is equal in strength to hempen rope of the same size, and is but two-thirds the weight.

Draft additions December 2013

coir compost n. = coco peat n. at coco n. Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

1991 S. G. Lysanski et al. UK Green Growers Guide 266 Coir Compost is made entirely from coconut fibres and husks and therefore comes from a completely renewable source.

1998 Your Garden Oct. 39/1 For compost, choose either bulb fibre, seed and cutting compost or coir compost if you prefer peat free.

2012 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 5 Oct. 2 The key is said to be coir compost, which is compressed in the bottle but expands instantly when watered.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	coir
释义	coirn. /kɔɪə/ Forms: 1500s cayro, 1600s cairo, cair, 1700s cayr, cayar; 1600s–1800s coire, 1700s coyr(e, 1800s koir, coier, 1700s– coir. Etymology: < Malayalam kāyar cord, < kāyaru to be twisted (Yule). In earlier forms, < Portuguese cairo (in Correa 1510), coyro (Barbosa 1516). a. The prepared fibre of the husk of the coco-nut, used for making ropes, cordage, matting, etc. Originally, the thread or cordage made of this fibre. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [noun] > vegetable fibre > other plant fibre palmite1555 coir1582 pita1648 kitul1681 silk-cotton1697 pita-thread1748 abaca1751 khus khus1798 gomuti1811 coco fibre1813 Manila hemp1814 pineapple fibre1834 moog1840 piassava1841 Para grass1850 raffia1850 African hair1851 ambari1851 diss1855 munj1855 monkey grass1858 crin vegetal1859 mung1866 lauhala1880 bass?1881 raphia bast1882 istle1883 raphia grass1885 settler's twine1898 tucum1901 Manila fibre1921 bassine1923 sotol1942 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias 14 b The Moores which trade to Sofala in great ships, that haue no decks nor nailes, but are sowed with Cayro. 1599 R. Fitch in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. i. 251 A certaine shippe made of boordes, and sowed together with cayro, which is threede made of the huske of Cocoes. 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. x. viii. 1778 The vttermost is hairie, and of it they make Cairo, that is, all their Cables and Ropes. 1697¹Coire [see sense b]. 1704 tr. P. Baldæus True Descr. Malabar & Coromandel in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. III. 573/2 Cayr (of which they make Cables and Ropes). 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xxiv. 296 Of the Rind of the Nut they make Cayar, which are the Fibres of the Cask that environs the Nut spun fit to make Cordage and Cables for Shipping. 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 67 The coco nut tree produces coir. 1844 Hull Dock Act 121 Coir, rough, press packed, per ton, 6d. 1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon II. vii. ii. 127 The best coir is made from the unripe nuts. b. attributive, as coir-cable, coir-fibre, coir-rope, coir-yarn. ΚΠ 1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 430 Here you will find the Arack Drink, the Coire Cabels, the Bread Fruit. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World x. 295 These are called Coire Cables: they will last very well. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 121 They [the Surat people] have..Cair-yarn made of the Cocoe for cordage. 1759 London Mag. 28 604 Their coyr-ropes made of the fibres of cocoa nut husks. 1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master vii. 190 Goulaub, sans ceremony, sat Upon a piece of koir mat. 1874 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. x. 313 Coir rope is equal in strength to hempen rope of the same size, and is but two-thirds the weight. Draft additions December 2013 coir compost n. = coco peat n. at coco n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1991 S. G. Lysanski et al. UK Green Growers Guide 266 Coir Compost is made entirely from coconut fibres and husks and therefore comes from a completely renewable source. 1998 Your Garden Oct. 39/1 For compost, choose either bulb fibre, seed and cutting compost or coir compost if you prefer peat free. 2012 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 5 Oct. 2 The key is said to be coir compost, which is compressed in the bottle but expands instantly when watered. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1582
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