filasse

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noun

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

OriginFrench filasse →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Frenchfil
  2. Frenchfilasse
  3. Englishfilasse

Borrowed from French filasse.

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APA

filasse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filasse

MLA

“filasse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filasse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filasse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filasse.

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