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is·tle
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li
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-lee
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noun
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus
Agave
or
Yucca,
used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
Also,
ixtle.
Origin:
1880–85;
<
Mexican Spanish
istle, ixtle
<
Nahuatl
īchtli
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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istle
or
ixtle
(ˈɪstlɪ)
—
n
a fibre obtained from various tropical American agave and yucca trees used in making carpets, cord, etc
[C19: from Mexican Spanish
ixtle,
from Nahuatl
ichtli
]
ixtle
or
ixtle
—
n
[C19: from Mexican Spanish
ixtle,
from Nahuatl
ichtli
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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