hemp fiber; building material
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
hemp or flax fiber cut short and mixed with lime or plaster (used in traditional construction)
archaicRefers specifically to the fibrous material used in old-style building plaster (麻刀灰). The term is now largely technical or historical.
Lǎo老
fáng房
zi子
de的
qiáng墙
bì壁
shì是
yòng用
má麻
dāo刀
huī灰
mǒ抹
de的
，
fēi非
cháng常
jiān坚
gù固
。
The walls of the old house were plastered with hemp-fiber mortar, making them very sturdy.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
chuán传
tǒng统
cái材
liào料
xiàn现
zài在
yǐ已
jīng经
bèi被
shuǐ水
ní泥
qǔ取
dài代
le了
。
This traditional material has now been replaced by cement.