vegetable fiber
21Vegetable sulphur — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… …
22Vegetable tallow — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… …
23Vegetable wax — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… …
24fiber — [fī′bər] n. [Fr fibre < L fibra, akin to filum, thread: see FILE1] 1. a) a slender, threadlike structure that combines with others to form animal or vegetable tissue b) the tissue so formed [muscle fiber] 2. a slender, threadlike structure… …
25Vegetable — For other uses, see Vegetable (disambiguation). Farmers market showing vegetable …
26vegetable silk — noun a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation • Syn: ↑kapok, ↑silk cotton • Hypernyms: ↑plant fiber, ↑plant fibre • Substance Holonyms: ↑padding, ↑cushion …
27fiber — 01. We use only natural [fibers] for all our fabrics. 02. Our clothes are made with all natural [fibers]. 03. She massaged his back following the direction of the muscles [fibers]. 04. The brain of the patient was examined using a [fiber] optic… …
28vegetable hair — noun or vegetable horsehair : a fiber from a European dwarf fan palm (Chamaerops humilis) used for furniture stuffing …
29vegetable silk — a fine, glossy fiber, similar to silk cotton, from the seeds of a spiny Brazilian tree, Chorisia speciosa. [1850 55] * * * …
30fiber — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. filament, thread, strand; shred; texture, structure. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A threadlike structure] Syn. thread, cord, string, rootlet, strand, staple, pile, tissue, filament, vein, hair, tendril,… …
