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单词 ramie
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Definition of ramie in English:

ramie

noun ˈrami
mass noun
  • 1A vegetable fibre noted for its length and toughness.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • While it is around 15% in jute, it is less than 5% in flax and ramie.
    • Potential sources being tested include soy, hemp, ramie, kenaf stems, pineapple and henequen leaves, and banana stems.
    • Plant fibre used in carpet construction, including sisal, cotton, jute, coconut, pineapple, ramie, and hemp, have characteristics similar to cotton.
    1. 1.1 Cloth woven from ramie.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The fibre in its various forms will eventually rank alongside linen, cotton, and ramie.
      • It dissolves fabrics made of cellulose fibers, such as cotton, linen, rayon, and ramie, offering a variety of decorative options.
      • I would like to dye them both darker colors - but linen is traditionally one of the more difficult natural fibers to dye, and I don't know anything about dying ramie at all, except that it is ‘similar’ to flax.
      • Climatex Lifecycle, made by Swiss company Rohner Textil, is fabric made of pesticide free wool and organically grown ramie (a natural linen-like fiber).
      • Another collection is totally natural with natural fabrics like ramie, natural colours such as green and yellow, and a simple cut.
      • Indeed, even coastal fisheries were severely hampered after 1941 by mounting shortages of cotton yarn, ramie, Manila hemp, and, most importantly, petroleum.
  • 2The plant of the nettle family which yields ramie, native to tropical Asia.

    Boehmeria nivea, family Urticaceae

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Malay rami.

Rhymes

chamois, clammy, gammy, Grammy, hammy, jammy, mammae, mammee, Miami, rammy, Sammy, shammy, whammy
 
 

Definition of ramie in US English:

ramie

noun
  • 1A vegetable fiber noted for its length and toughness.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • While it is around 15% in jute, it is less than 5% in flax and ramie.
    • Plant fibre used in carpet construction, including sisal, cotton, jute, coconut, pineapple, ramie, and hemp, have characteristics similar to cotton.
    • Potential sources being tested include soy, hemp, ramie, kenaf stems, pineapple and henequen leaves, and banana stems.
    1. 1.1 Cloth woven from ramie.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Another collection is totally natural with natural fabrics like ramie, natural colours such as green and yellow, and a simple cut.
      • I would like to dye them both darker colors - but linen is traditionally one of the more difficult natural fibers to dye, and I don't know anything about dying ramie at all, except that it is ‘similar’ to flax.
      • It dissolves fabrics made of cellulose fibers, such as cotton, linen, rayon, and ramie, offering a variety of decorative options.
      • Climatex Lifecycle, made by Swiss company Rohner Textil, is fabric made of pesticide free wool and organically grown ramie (a natural linen-like fiber).
      • The fibre in its various forms will eventually rank alongside linen, cotton, and ramie.
      • Indeed, even coastal fisheries were severely hampered after 1941 by mounting shortages of cotton yarn, ramie, Manila hemp, and, most importantly, petroleum.
  • 2The plant of the nettle family that yields ramie, native to tropical Asia and cultivated elsewhere.

    Boehmeria nivea, family Urticaceae

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Malay rami.

 
 
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