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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPARTERIE

Spar "ter *ie, n. Etym: [F., from Sp. esparto esparto, L. spartum, Gr.

 

Defn: Articles made of the blades or fiber of the Lygeum Spartum and Stipa (or Macrochloa ) tenacissima, kinds of grass used in Spain and other countries for making ropes, mats, baskets, nets, and mattresses. Loudon.

 

Duden Dictionary

Sparterie

Spar te rie Substantiv, feminin , die |Sparter ie |französisch sparterie, zu: sparte < lateinisch spartum, Esparto Flechtwerk aus Span oder Bast