| Fiber (fiber) |
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| n. | , (&?]) |
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| Fi"ber |
| [F. fibre, L. fibra.] |
One of
the delicate, threadlike portions of which the tissues of plants and
animals are in part constituted; as, the fiber of flax or of
muscle.
Any fine, slender thread, or threadlike
substance; as, a fiber of spun glass; especially, one of the
slender rootlets of a plant.
Sinew; strength; toughness; as, a man of
real fiber.
A general name for the raw material, such
as cotton, flax, hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures.
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