esparton.

/ɪˈspɑːtəʊ/

Forms: Also 1500s, 1700s sparto.

Etymology: < Spanish esparto < Latin spartum, < Greek σπάρτον a rope made of σπάρτος, either the same plant or Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum).

A kind of rush (Macrochloa or Stipa tenacissima), called by some Spanish grass, imported from Spain and the north coast of Africa, for manufacture into paper. In ancient times it was, and in Spain is still, made into cordage, shoes, and other articles. Also called esparto grass n.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in paper, glass, or pottery manufacture > [noun] > paper-plant or -tree > esparto grass

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1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Esparto A kinde of tree whereof they make frailes.

1779 H. Swinburne Trav. Spain 6 Making ropes, baskets, and shoes, of a small rush or reed called esparto.]

1868 Q. Rev. No. 248. 356 Printed upon paper made from esparto alone.

1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 11 Sept. 9/1 At Lloyd's paper mills, Sittingbourne, the..cover of a boiler used for boiling esparto and straw blew off.

attributive.1791 J. Townsend Journey Spain III. 130 The esparto rush makes good mats for houses.1878 J. D. Hooker & J. Ball Jrnl. Tour Marocco 335 Large bales of esparto grass..from the adjoining province of Haba.1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Oct. 9/1 An esparto boiler burst in the North of Ireland Paper Mills.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	esparto
释义	esparton. /ɪˈspɑːtəʊ/ Forms: Also 1500s, 1700s sparto. Etymology: < Spanish esparto < Latin spartum, < Greek σπάρτον a rope made of σπάρτος, either the same plant or Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum). A kind of rush (Macrochloa or Stipa tenacissima), called by some Spanish grass, imported from Spain and the north coast of Africa, for manufacture into paper. In ancient times it was, and in Spain is still, made into cordage, shoes, and other articles. Also called esparto grass n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [noun] > esparto grass esparto1791 halfa1857 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in paper, glass, or pottery manufacture > [noun] > paper-plant or -tree > esparto grass spart?1440 spartum1555 sparto1577 esparto1791 halfa1857 Spanish grass1867 atocha1869 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Esparto A kinde of tree whereof they make frailes. 1779 H. Swinburne Trav. Spain 6 Making ropes, baskets, and shoes, of a small rush or reed called esparto.] 1868 Q. Rev. No. 248. 356 Printed upon paper made from esparto alone. 1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 11 Sept. 9/1 At Lloyd's paper mills, Sittingbourne, the..cover of a boiler used for boiling esparto and straw blew off. attributive.1791 J. Townsend Journey Spain III. 130 The esparto rush makes good mats for houses.1878 J. D. Hooker & J. Ball Jrnl. Tour Marocco 335 Large bales of esparto grass..from the adjoining province of Haba.1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Oct. 9/1 An esparto boiler burst in the North of Ireland Paper Mills. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1791
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