( US fiber )
■ noun
1》 a thread or filament from which a plant or animal tissue, mineral substance, or textile is formed.
2》 a substance formed of ~s.
3》 dietary material containing substances such as cellulose, that are resistant to the action of digestive enzymes.
4》 strength of character: a weak person with no moral ~.
Derivatives
-~d adjective
~less adjective
Origin
ME (in the sense 'lobe of the liver', (plural) 'entrails'): via Fr. from L. fibra '~, entrails'.