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The definition of fibre
9 Definitions of: fibre
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- noun, a natural or synthetic filament that may be spun into yarn, such as cotton or nylon
- noun, cloth or other material made from such yarn
- noun, a long fine continuous thread or filament
- noun, the structure of any material or substance made of or as if of fibres; texture
- noun, essential substance or nature
- noun, strength of character (esp in the phrase moral fibre)
- noun, See dietary fibre
- noun, botany a) a narrow elongated thick-walled cell: a constituent of sclerenchyma tissue b) such tissue extracted from flax, hemp, etc, used to make linen, rope, etc c) a very small root or twig
- noun, anatomy any thread-shaped structure, such as a nerve fibre
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of fibre