Manila

例句:

• Sisal also lacks the flexibility of Manila, being much more stiff and harsh. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Manila hemp is obtained from the leaf stalks of the Philippine plant known as the Abacá, the leaf stems of which are compressed together, and constitute the trunk of the plant. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Oiling is also an important process in the manufacture of ropes from hard fibers, as Manila, Sisal and New Zealand. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• It is fairly strong and has the advantage of being considerably lighter than hemp or Manila. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• As Manila fiber is at times adulterated with Sisal, so has the latter its adulterant in a plant called Istle, which grows in Mexico and has hitherto been chiefly used in brush making. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• American hemp was used, this softer fiber being spun by hand long after Manila hemp was spun by machines. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Gloss and brilliancy are also characteristics of good quality Manila. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Manila and Sisal Fibers. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• It differs from the Manila fiber, which has now very largely supplanted it, by being much softer, though of less strength. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Manila hemp, as it is called, is a product of our Philippine dependency, being obtained from a species of the banana plant which grows abundantly in those islands. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• New York is forty-one miles nearer Manila by Panama than by Suez, and 3,932 miles nearer Sydney by Panama. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• As a substitute for or rival of Manila hemp it has come into common use. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

校对:拉里