filasse
[ fi-las ]
/ fɪˈlæs /
noun
any of various vegetable fibers, other than cotton, processed for manufacture into yarn.
Origin of filasse
1855–60; < French; Old French
filace < Vulgar Latin
*filācea, equivalent to Latin
fīl(um) thread +
-ācea, feminine of
-āceus; see
-aceous
Words nearby filasse
filarial,
filariasis,
filaricide,
filariform,
filariid,
filasse,
filate,
filatov flap,
filature,
filbert,
filch