add. ·- a fine fabric for scarfs, handkerchiefs, embroidery, ·etc., woven from the fiber obtained from the leaf of the sterile pineapple plant. it is delicate, soft, and transparent, with a tinge of pale yellow.
2. pi-a cloth ·- a fine material for ladies' shawls, scarfs, handkerchiefs, ·etc., made from the fiber of the pineapple leaf, and perhaps from other fibrous tropical leaves. it is delicate, soft, and transparent, with a slight tinge of pale yellow.