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Definition of kapok in English: kapoknoun ˈkeɪpɒkˈkeɪˌpɑk mass noun1A fine, fibrous substance like cotton that grows around the seeds of the ceiba tree, used as stuffing for cushions, soft toys, etc. 木棉(一种精细的棉花状纤维,生长于吉贝树种子的四周,用作软垫及软体玩具等中的填料) Example sentencesExamples - Beneath the brown velvet of the seed capsules, a white kapok of cottony seed-parachutes packs the core.
- While still on the tree, the fruits burst open exposing the cotton like substance, which is the kapok of commerce.
- Some even of these - like jute, sisal, coir, and kapok - only began to be imported into Britain from the nineteenth century onwards.
- The nice thing about kapok is that you can refluff it every once in a while to keep its original floatation.
- ‘The firm which makes them fills the stout canvas covers with kapok, a substance like silky cotton wool.’
- Nights of stuffing this sculpture with kapok, a new substance for the job, sent me into bouts of itching.
- Indeed, the very material used by British teddy-bear manufacturers in the 1920s and 1930s was kapok, a cotton-like material that was lighter, softer and more hygienic than wood shavings, cork or horsehair.
- When the pillow is kneaded a little, the thumb and forefinger will come right together if it's kapok.
- The material kapok, the soft fibrous covering of the seeds of a tropical tree, is familiar as a lining and stuffing material.
- He fetches his favorite toy, an ancient stinky ball of kapok and synthetic fur, cured and flavored by two years spent outdoors in all seasons.
- Models will show off a range of garments made from hemp, nettle, flax, kapok, peat, bamboo, cellulose fibres and a new polymer made from starch called PLA, plus animal fibres including wool, angora, alpaca, mohair and llama.
- Youngsters may have heard of kapok fillings in various sports equipment and sleeping bags.
- The Carib Indians used kapok for drums and canoes but otherwise sheathed their axes in regard to the tree.
- In addition to these attributes the kapok fiber is totally water repellent and resistant to rot.
- At the store my parents bought me a stuffed dog with a music box embedded in the kapok.
Synonyms padding, wadding, lining, filling, quilting, cushioning, upholstery, packing, filler - 1.1
another term for ceiba Example sentencesExamples - In addition, those strange looking boab trees, tall livistona palms, beautiful water lilies, colourful kapok bushes and kurrajong trees are all special sights across this unique landscape.
- The kapok is a large, deciduous, tropical tree that has attractive leaves and clusters of yellow, white or pink flowers.
- Now the hunt for more soaring specimens of kapok, wild ficus, Dead Man's Tree, and gnarled kenip continues, as efforts to save the trees gain steam.
- As part of this showcase for sustainability, there are more than 10,000 plants from many climatic zones (including huge kapok trees, coconut palms and Saint Helena ebony, once thought extinct).
- In the Virgin Islands the tamarind and the kapok are the two species most commonly held to be spirit trees.
- If you want to see a beautiful kapok tree on St. John, one can be found on the Reef Bay Trail.
- In many places the straight trunks of the kapok tree are used to make dugout canoes.
- Because the unopened fruit won't sink when submerged in water, many believe the fruit of the kapok tree floated its way from Latin America to Africa.
- Cutting a kapok tree of that size is no easy task and the man soon tires and falls asleep at the base of the tree.
- Due to insect infestation, only thirty-two out of the 120 precious kapok trees along Chungcheng Road are still alive.
- The rectory blinked in amber glitters between a scraggly screen of kapok trees fronting it.
- Dick studied the rainforest form of Ceiba pentandra, a species of kapok that grows taller than a 16-story building, its head poking above the forest canopy.
OriginMid 18th century: from Malay kapuk. Definition of kapok in US English: kapoknounˈkeɪˌpɑkˈkāˌpäk 1A fine, fibrous substance like cotton that grows around the seeds of the ceiba tree, used as stuffing for cushions, soft toys, etc. 木棉(一种精细的棉花状纤维,生长于吉贝树种子的四周,用作软垫及软体玩具等中的填料) Example sentencesExamples - Some even of these - like jute, sisal, coir, and kapok - only began to be imported into Britain from the nineteenth century onwards.
- Models will show off a range of garments made from hemp, nettle, flax, kapok, peat, bamboo, cellulose fibres and a new polymer made from starch called PLA, plus animal fibres including wool, angora, alpaca, mohair and llama.
- The Carib Indians used kapok for drums and canoes but otherwise sheathed their axes in regard to the tree.
- Beneath the brown velvet of the seed capsules, a white kapok of cottony seed-parachutes packs the core.
- Youngsters may have heard of kapok fillings in various sports equipment and sleeping bags.
- He fetches his favorite toy, an ancient stinky ball of kapok and synthetic fur, cured and flavored by two years spent outdoors in all seasons.
- ‘The firm which makes them fills the stout canvas covers with kapok, a substance like silky cotton wool.’
- The material kapok, the soft fibrous covering of the seeds of a tropical tree, is familiar as a lining and stuffing material.
- The nice thing about kapok is that you can refluff it every once in a while to keep its original floatation.
- While still on the tree, the fruits burst open exposing the cotton like substance, which is the kapok of commerce.
- Nights of stuffing this sculpture with kapok, a new substance for the job, sent me into bouts of itching.
- In addition to these attributes the kapok fiber is totally water repellent and resistant to rot.
- At the store my parents bought me a stuffed dog with a music box embedded in the kapok.
- When the pillow is kneaded a little, the thumb and forefinger will come right together if it's kapok.
- Indeed, the very material used by British teddy-bear manufacturers in the 1920s and 1930s was kapok, a cotton-like material that was lighter, softer and more hygienic than wood shavings, cork or horsehair.
Synonyms padding, wadding, lining, filling, quilting, cushioning, upholstery, packing, filler - 1.1
another term for ceiba Example sentencesExamples - In many places the straight trunks of the kapok tree are used to make dugout canoes.
- In addition, those strange looking boab trees, tall livistona palms, beautiful water lilies, colourful kapok bushes and kurrajong trees are all special sights across this unique landscape.
- As part of this showcase for sustainability, there are more than 10,000 plants from many climatic zones (including huge kapok trees, coconut palms and Saint Helena ebony, once thought extinct).
- Dick studied the rainforest form of Ceiba pentandra, a species of kapok that grows taller than a 16-story building, its head poking above the forest canopy.
- In the Virgin Islands the tamarind and the kapok are the two species most commonly held to be spirit trees.
- The kapok is a large, deciduous, tropical tree that has attractive leaves and clusters of yellow, white or pink flowers.
- If you want to see a beautiful kapok tree on St. John, one can be found on the Reef Bay Trail.
- The rectory blinked in amber glitters between a scraggly screen of kapok trees fronting it.
- Because the unopened fruit won't sink when submerged in water, many believe the fruit of the kapok tree floated its way from Latin America to Africa.
- Now the hunt for more soaring specimens of kapok, wild ficus, Dead Man's Tree, and gnarled kenip continues, as efforts to save the trees gain steam.
- Due to insect infestation, only thirty-two out of the 120 precious kapok trees along Chungcheng Road are still alive.
- Cutting a kapok tree of that size is no easy task and the man soon tires and falls asleep at the base of the tree.
OriginMid 18th century: from Malay kapuk. |