Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An exceedingly valuable fiber produced principally from
Bromelia sylvestris , a kind of wild pineapple.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
ixtle .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
ixtle .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But if I had to bet, I wouldn't be at all surprised to hear praise from the president from Representative Gephardt for supporting him, maybe praise from Senator Lieberman for supporting the resolution and an insistence that this is life and death stuff way bigger than any midterm elections, because in making his speech free of politics, he further helps istle (ph) those Democrats who are not supporting him.
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Presently these last were roaring in a very business-like manner, and as soon as he heard the roar Monsieur Jules began to wh istle.
John Dough And The Cherub Baum, L. Frank 1906
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E.istle addressed to the Honourable W.E. HABINGTON, ii.
Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Complete George Gilfillan 1845
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E.istle addressed to the Honourable W.E. HABINGTON, ii.
Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Volume 3 George Gilfillan 1845
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George W. Bush Addresses Supporters During W.istle-Stop Tour in Salinas, California - August 10, 2000
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George W. Bush Addresses Supporters During W.istle-Stop Tour in Salinas, California
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K.istle from Steven K. Gaines, Crystal from Douglas
dispatch.com: RSS online@dispatch.com 2010
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K.istle from Steven K. Gaines, Crystal from Douglas
dispatch.com: RSS online@dispatch.com 2010
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K.istle from Steven K. Gaines, Crystal from Douglas
dispatch.com: RSS online@dispatch.com 2010
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K.istle from Steven K. Gaines, Crystal from Douglas
dispatch.com: RSS online@dispatch.com 2010
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