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   fibre

   /ˈfʌɪbə/

   noun

   • 1. a thread or filament from which a vegetable tissue, mineral substance, or textile is formed: "the basket comes lined with natural coco fibres" Similar threadstrandtendrilfilamenttechnical:fibril
   • ▪ a substance formed of fibres: "ordinary synthetics don't breathe as well as natural fibres" Similar materialsubstanceclothfabricstuff
   • ▪ a threadlike structure forming part of the muscular, nervous, connective, or other tissue in the human or animal body: "there were degenerative changes in muscle fibres"
   • ▪ strength of character: "a weak person with no moral fibre" Similar strength of characterresolutionfortituderesolvemoral fibrebackbonespinemettlefirmness of purposetoughness of spiritsteelDunkirk spiritOpposite weaknesscowardice
   • 2. dietary material containing substances such as cellulose, lignin, and pectin, that are resistant to the action of digestive enzymes. Similar roughagebulkfibrous material

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘lobe of the liver’, (plural) ‘entrails’): via French from Latin fibra ‘fibre, filament, entrails’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fibred adjective
   • 2. fibreless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • R

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