A very slender natural or synthetic fiber.
synonyms: filament, strand.
Roget 205:
filament,
line;
fiber,
fibril;
funicle†,
vein;
hair,
capillament†,
cilium,
cilia,
pilus,
pili;
tendril,
gossamer;
hair stroke;
veinlet†,
venula†,
venule†.
wire,
string,
thread,
packthread,
cotton,
sewing silk,
twine,
twist,
whipcord,
tape,
ribbon,
cord,
rope,
yarn,
hemp,
oakum,
jute.
strip,
shred,
slip,
spill,
list,
band,
fillet,
fascia,
ribbon,
riband,
roll,
lath,
splinter,
shiver,
shaving.
beard
etc.
(roughness)
256;
ramification;
strand.
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Dutch: fibrillen