fibre (n.)

  1. a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

    [ Syn: fiber ]

  2. any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)

    [ Syn: fiber ]

  3. the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; education has for its object the formation of character- Herbert Spencer

    [ Syn: character , fiber ]

  4. a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth

    [ Syn: fiber , vulcanized fiber ]

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