The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sisal grass
Sisal grass \Si*sal" grass`\, Sisal hemp \Si*sal" hemp`\, The prepared fiber of the Agave Americana, or American aloe, used for cordage; -- so called from Sisal, a port in Yucatan. See Sisal hemp, under Hemp.
Usage examples of "sisal grass".
Next Mariannina and Giuseppina cut off strips they rolled around a blade of sisal grass, and then pulled out the grass to leave a hole in the tube of dough.