NATURAL FIBER Synonyms

• stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut

• soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

• fabric woven from cotton fibers

• erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers

• thread made of cotton fibers

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• fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric

• plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem

• a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons

• a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks

• a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant

• a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish

• white goods or clothing made with linen cloth

• tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax

• a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

• animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders

• a plant fiber used for making rope

• Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope

• a fabric made from the hair of sheep

• fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving

• outer coat of especially sheep and yaks

• fiber derived from plants or animals