coir

[ koir ]

/ kɔɪr /

noun

the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.

Origin of coir

1575–85; <Malayalam kayaru cord; replacing cairo<Portuguese <Tamil kayiṟu rope

Words nearby coir

coinsurance, coinsure, coinsurer, Cointreau, coinventor, coir, Coire, coistrel, coit, coital exanthema, coition

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Example sentences from the Web for coir

The coir or yarn manufactured from the husks of cocoanuts was prepared by those employed at "hard labour" in the refractory ward.
Prisoners Their Own Warders|J. F. A. McNair
Coir matting was next the floor boards, then a thick Chinese quilt (a pukai), then a Scotch plaid made in Geelong.
An Australian in China|George Ernest Morrison
But still no cable is equal to coir, having three valuable properties, being strong, buoyant and exceedingly elastic.
Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat|Edmund Roberts
He holds aloft the coir string, under the lower end of which a cocoanut has been placed on the ground.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

If a small line could be got across from ship to ship, the end of it would be made fast to a coir hawser in the Monsoon.
Pincher Martin, O.D.|H. Taprell Dorling

British Dictionary definitions for coir

coir

/ (kɔɪə) /

noun

the fibre prepared from the husk of the coconut, used in making rope and matting

Word Origin for coir

C16: from Malayalam kāyar rope, from kāyaru to be twisted

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单词	coir
释义	coir [ koir ] / kɔɪr / noun the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc. Origin of coir 1575–85; <Malayalam kayaru cord; replacing cairo<Portuguese <Tamil kayiṟu rope Words nearby coir coinsurance, coinsure, coinsurer, Cointreau, coinventor, coir, Coire, coistrel, coit, coital exanthema, coition Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coir The coir or yarn manufactured from the husks of cocoanuts was prepared by those employed at "hard labour" in the refractory ward. Prisoners Their Own Warders\|J. F. A. McNair Coir matting was next the floor boards, then a thick Chinese quilt (a pukai), then a Scotch plaid made in Geelong. An Australian in China\|George Ernest Morrison But still no cable is equal to coir, having three valuable properties, being strong, buoyant and exceedingly elastic. Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat\|Edmund Roberts He holds aloft the coir string, under the lower end of which a cocoanut has been placed on the ground. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston If a small line could be got across from ship to ship, the end of it would be made fast to a coir hawser in the Monsoon. Pincher Martin, O.D.\|H. Taprell Dorling British Dictionary definitions for coir coir / (kɔɪə) / noun the fibre prepared from the husk of the coconut, used in making rope and matting Word Origin for coir C16: from Malayalam kāyar rope, from kāyaru to be twisted Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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