tow of filaments
21Acrylic fiber — Acrylic fibers are synthetic fibers made from a polymer (polyacrylonitrile) with an average molecular weight of 100,000, about 1900 monomer units. To be called acrylic in the U.S, the polymer must contain at least 85% acrylonitrile monomer.… …
22Daytime running lamp — A daytime running lamp (DRL, also daylight running lamp or daytime running light) is an automotive lighting device on the front of a roadgoing motor vehicle, installed in pairs, automatically switched on when the vehicle is moving forward,… …
23Arabic influence on the Spanish language — has been significant, due to the Islamic presence in the Iberian peninsula between 711 and 1492 A.D. (see Al Andalus). Modern day Spanish language (also called castellano in Spanish) first appeared in the small Christian Kingdom of Castile in… …
24stupeous — adj. [L. stupa, coarse fiber of flax or hemp, tow] Covered with fiber like filaments …
25draw — drawable, adj. /draw/, v., drew, drawn, drawing, n. v.t. 1. to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often fol. by along, away, in, out, or off). 2 …
26stu|pose — «STOO pohs, STYOO », adjective. Biology. bearing tufts or mats of long hairs; composed of matted filaments like tow. ╂[< Medieval Latin stuposus < Latin stūpa; see etym. under stupe1 (Cf. ↑stupe)] …
