microfiber

[ mahy-kroh-fahy-ber ]

noun

a very fine polyester fiber, weighing less than one denier per filament, used especially for clothing.

Origin of microfiber

First recorded in 1985–90

Each order arrives with two memory foam pillows, a microfiber sheet set, and a mattress protector.
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Since they’re microfiber, they attract dust like a magnet, and leave mirrors streak-free.
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If you wipe them down with a cleaning solution, consider switching to a dry microfiber cloth.
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Athey studies sources of microfibers as a graduate student in Canada at the University of Toronto in Ontario.
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Thickness can be a proxy for density, as Wang’s results with the microfiber shop cleaning cloth showed.
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