FILASSE

Meaning of FILASSE in English

(n.) Vegetable fiber, as jute or ramie, prepared for manufacture.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

FILASSE — fə̇ˈlas noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Old French filace, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin filacea, from Latin filum thread …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FILASSE — /fi las"/ , n. any of various vegetable fibers, other than cotton, processed for manufacture into yarn. [ 1855-60; filace …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FILASSE — add. ·noun vegetable fiber, as jute or ramie, prepared for manufacture.
Webster English vocab
FILLIS — [ 'fɪlɪs ] ■ noun Brit. loosely twisted string, used especially for tying up plants. Origin early 20th cent.: from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FILLIS — n. Hort. loosely-twisted string used as a tying material. [F filasse tow]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FILLIS — n. Hort. loosely-twisted string used as a tying material. [ F filasse tow ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FILLIS — n. Hort. loosely-twisted string used as a tying material. Etymology: F filasse tow
Oxford English vocab

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