fibre

[fahy-ber]

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a variant of fiber.

fibre

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• fibreless adjective
• fibred adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fibre¹

C14: from Latin fibra filament, entrails

Example Sentences

"It was all combed over, really flat, sprayed with almost half a can of the root touch up sprays and building fibres," he said.

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Pair them with protein or fibre, and avoid combining with other carbs or sugary forms, such as juices and milkshakes.

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But Edwards thinks the carbon fibre plates in today's running shoes may not actually be helping jumpers in contrast to the running events where records have continued to be broken.

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The plan was to build its hull - the part where the passengers would sit - out of carbon fibre.

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Carbon fibre has not been used for a deep diving sub before.

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