- a variation of fiber.
fibre
Americannoun
noun
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a natural or synthetic filament that may be spun into yarn, such as cotton or nylon
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cloth or other material made from such yarn
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a long fine continuous thread or filament
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the structure of any material or substance made of or as if of fibres; texture
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essential substance or nature
all the fibres of his being were stirred
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strength of character (esp in the phrase moral fibre )
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See dietary fibre
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botany
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a narrow elongated thick-walled cell: a constituent of sclerenchyma tissue
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such tissue extracted from flax, hemp, etc, used to make linen, rope, etc
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a very small root or twig
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anatomy any thread-shaped structure, such as a nerve fibre
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of fibre
C14: from Latin fibra filament, entrails
Example Sentences
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The Indonesian telecom tower operator continues to expand its asset base in a disciplined manner, ending 1Q with around 36,572 towers and 181,700 kilometers of fibre optic network, the analysts note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Using that tech, MOA Foodtech discovered the best microorganisms to make use of the leftover starch and fibre in the pea protein industry.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Many of these drones are flown using fibre optic cable connections - rather than radio or other wireless signals - making them difficult to intercept with current Israeli electronic counter-measures.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala explained: "Currently, 98 percent of the region's cotton is exported as raw fibre; the goal is to change that."
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
The breath coming out of the nostrils was so faint it stirred only the furthest fringes of life, a small leaf, a black feather, a single fibre of hair.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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