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• a variation of fiber.

fibre

American  

[fahy-ber] / ˈfaɪ bər /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a variant of fiber.

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fibre British  

/ ˈfaɪbə /

noun

1. a natural or synthetic filament that may be spun into yarn, such as cotton or nylon

2. cloth or other material made from such yarn

3. a long fine continuous thread or filament

4. the structure of any material or substance made of or as if of fibres; texture

5. essential substance or nature

   all the fibres of his being were stirred

6. strength of character (esp in the phrase moral fibre )

7. See dietary fibre

8. botany

   1. a narrow elongated thick-walled cell: a constituent of sclerenchyma tissue

   2. such tissue extracted from flax, hemp, etc, used to make linen, rope, etc

   3. a very small root or twig

9. anatomy any thread-shaped structure, such as a nerve fibre

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Other Word Forms

• fibred
  adjective
• fibreless
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of fibre

C14: from Latin fibra filament, entrails

Example Sentences

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fibre

"What I'm putting in my body is good fuel and energy and teff has so much. It energises you so much before a workout and it gives you the fibre you need."

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

The testing in June 2022 reportedly found Chrysotile asbestos in 10% of its samples - the same type of loose asbestos fibre claimed to be in the sample collected by Hill.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

A review of sleepwear and bedding fibre types found that bedding and clothing can affect thermal comfort during sleep.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

"Power, grid, cooling, land-use, fibre, regulation and community engagement need to be planned together," he said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

I can weave and spin, or plait matting, but there is no money for spindle, cotton or fibre.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya