Meaning

adjective having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute

adjective (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew

originEtymology tree English fibre Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English fibrous From fibre + -ous.

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