halfan.

/ˈhalfə/

Forms: Also alfa, alpha, halfeh, hulfa.

Etymology: < Arabic ḥalfah, or ḥalfā.

The North African name of species of Esparto grass ( Stipa tenacissima, S. arenaria) used in the manufacture of paper, etc.

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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

1857 Sir W. Hooker Rept. on Veg. Prod. at Paris Exhib. III. Algeria 39 Halfa or Alfa..the Moorish names for certain grasses possessing very strong and tenacious fibres.

1876 W. J. Seaton Forests & Alpha Algeria 30 Alpha or hulfa..here covers enormous areas..described by French writers as mers d'Alpha.

1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile viii. 216 Overgrown..with coarse halfeh grass.

1883 Nature 25 Jan. 299/2 English journals, many of which are printed on paper made from alfa, a plant cultivated in those remote regions [sc. Algeria], and manufactured in England.

1935 S. Beckett Echo's Bones (end matter), 250 [sc. copies] on Alfa paper numbered I to 250.

1937 E. J. Labarre Dict. Paper 141/2 Esparto..also termed Alfa.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2016).

单词	halfa
释义	halfan. /ˈhalfə/ Forms: Also alfa, alpha, halfeh, hulfa. Etymology: < Arabic ḥalfah, or ḥalfā. The North African name of species of Esparto grass ( Stipa tenacissima, S. arenaria) used in the manufacture of paper, etc. 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 1857 Sir W. Hooker Rept. on Veg. Prod. at Paris Exhib. III. Algeria 39 Halfa or Alfa..the Moorish names for certain grasses possessing very strong and tenacious fibres. 1876 W. J. Seaton Forests & Alpha Algeria 30 Alpha or hulfa..here covers enormous areas..described by French writers as mers d'Alpha. 1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile viii. 216 Overgrown..with coarse halfeh grass. 1883 Nature 25 Jan. 299/2 English journals, many of which are printed on paper made from alfa, a plant cultivated in those remote regions [sc. Algeria], and manufactured in England. 1935 S. Beckett Echo's Bones (end matter), 250 [sc. copies] on Alfa paper numbered I to 250. 1937 E. J. Labarre Dict. Paper 141/2 Esparto..also termed Alfa. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2016). < n.1857
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