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FILASSE
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Noun
filasse
Vegetable fiber, such as jute or ramie, prepared for manufacture.
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Source: Wiktionary
Fi*lasse", n. [F., fr. fil thread, L. filum.]
Definition: Vegetable fiber, as jute or ramie, prepared for manufacture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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