filasse

English

noun
Definitions
  • Vegetable fiber, such as jute or ramie, prepared for manufacture.

Etymology

Borrowed from French filasse (tow 2, tow of flax hemp).

Origin

French

filasse

Gloss

tow 2, tow of flax hemp

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