filasse

[ fi-las ]
/ fɪˈlæs /

noun

any of various vegetable fibers, other than cotton, processed for manufacture into yarn.

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Origin of filasse

1855–60; < French; Old French filace < Vulgar Latin *filācea, equivalent to Latin fīl(um) thread + -ācea, feminine of -āceus; see -aceous

Words nearby filasse

filarial, filariasis, filaricide, filariform, filariid, filasse, filate, filatov flap, filature, filbert, filch
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