grasscloth

grasscloth
A wall covering made from the fibres of jute, rushes or other grasses

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  • grasscloth — grass cloth n. A loosely woven fabric made with grass or vegetable fibers. * * * …   Universalium

  • grasscloth — noun a fine, light cloth resembling linen, woven from the fibres of the ramie plant …   English new terms dictionary

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  • Boehmeria nivea — Ramie Ram ie (r[a^]m [ e]), n. [From Malay.] (Bot.) The grasscloth plant ({B[oe]hmeria nivea}); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; called also {China grass}, and {rhea}. See {Grass cloth plant}, under {Grass}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • China grass — Ramie Ram ie (r[a^]m [ e]), n. [From Malay.] (Bot.) The grasscloth plant ({B[oe]hmeria nivea}); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; called also {China grass}, and {rhea}. See {Grass cloth plant}, under {Grass}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ramie — Ram ie (r[a^]m [ e]), n. [From Malay.] (Bot.) The grasscloth plant ({B[oe]hmeria nivea}); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; called also {China grass}, and {rhea}. See {Grass cloth plant}, under {Grass}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rhea — Ramie Ram ie (r[a^]m [ e]), n. [From Malay.] (Bot.) The grasscloth plant ({B[oe]hmeria nivea}); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; called also {China grass}, and {rhea}. See {Grass cloth plant}, under {Grass}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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