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Webster 1913 Edition
Sparterie
Spar′ter-ie
,Noun.
[F., from Sp.
esparto
esparto, L. spartum
, Gr. [GREEK].] Articles made of the blades or fiber of the
Lygeum Spartum
and Stipa tenacissima
(syn. Macrochloa tenacissima
), kinds of grass used in Spain
and other countries for making ropes, mats, baskets, nets, and mattresses. Loudon.