v. t. To deprive of fibrin, as fresh blood or lymph by stirring with twigs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of depriving of fibrin. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To defibrinate. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, n. [ F. fibre, L. fibra. ] 1. One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as, the fiber of flax or of muscle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any fine, slender thread, or threadlike substance; as, a fiber of spun glass; especially, one of the slender rootlets of a plant. [ wns=1 ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. the inherent complex of attributes that determine a person's moral and ethical actions and reactions; sinew; strength; toughness; as, a man of real fiber. [ wns=2 ]
Syn. -- character, fibre. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

Yet had no fibers in him, nor no force. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A general name for the raw material, such as cotton, flax, hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Nutrition) that portion of food composed of carbohydrates which are completely or partly indigestible, such as cellulose or pectin; it may be in an insoluble or a soluble form. It provides bulk to the solid waste and stimulates peristalsis in the intestine. It is found especially in grains, fruits, and vegetables. There is some medical evidence which indicates that diets high in fiber reduce the risk of colon cancer and reduce cholesterol levels in the blood. It is also called dietary fiber, roughage, or bulk. [ PJC ]

6. a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth. [ wns=3 ]
Syn. -- fibre, vulcanized fiber. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Fiber gun, a kind of steam gun for converting, wood, straw, etc., into fiber. The material is shut up in the gun with steam, air, or gas at a very high pressure which is afterward relieved suddenly by letting a lid at the muzzle fly open, when the rapid expansion separates the fibers. --
Fiber plants (Bot.), plants capable of yielding fiber useful in the arts, as hemp, flax, ramie, agave, etc.

n. Same as fiber. [ Mostly British usage ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Same as fiberboard. [ mostly British usage ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. Having fibers; made up of fibers.

{ } a. Having a visible fiber embodied in the surface of; -- applied esp. to a kind of paper for checks, drafts, etc.

n. Same as fiberglass. [ mostly British usage ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ }, a. Having no fibers; destitute of fibers or fiber. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. fibra a fiber + -form. ] (Biol.) Having the form of a fiber or fibers; resembling a fiber. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. fibrille, dim. of fibre, L. fibra. ] A small fiber; the branch of a fiber; a very slender thread; a fibrilla. Cheyne. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. fibrillæ [ NL. See Fibril. ] A minute thread or fiber, as one of the fibrous elements of a muscular fiber; a fibril. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to fibrils or fibers; as, fibrillar twitchings. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of of pertaining to fibrils. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Furnished with fibrils; fringed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being reduced to fibers. Carpenter. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Covered with hairlike appendages, as the under surface of some lichens; also, composed of little strings or fibers; as, fibrillose appendages. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. fibraleux. ] Pertaining to, or composed of, fibers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. fibrine. See Fiber. ] (Physiol. Chem.) 1. A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood either by decomposition of fibrinogen, or from the union of fibrinogen and paraglobulin which exist separately in the blood. It is insoluble in water, but is readily digestible in gastric and pancreatic juice. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The white, albuminous mass remaining after washing lean beef or other meat with water until all coloring matter is removed; the fibrous portion of the muscle tissue; flesh fibrin. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds; vegetable fibrin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fibrin factors (Physiol.), the albuminous bodies, paraglobulin and fibrinigen in the blood, which, by the action of the fibrin ferment, are changed into fibrin, in coagulation. --
Fibrin ferment (Physiol. Chem.), a ferment which makes its appearance in the blood shortly after it is shed, and is supposed to be the active agent in causing coagulation of the blood, with formation of fibrin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) The state of acquiring or having an excess of fibrin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Belonging to the fibers of plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Fibrin + -gen. ] (Physiol. Chem.) An albuminous substance existing in the blood, and in other animal fluids, which either alone or with fibrinoplastin or paraglobulin forms fibrin, and thus causes coagulation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Physiol. Chem.) Possessed of properties similar to fibrinogen; capable of forming fibrin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Physiol.Chem.) Like fibrinoplastin; capable of forming fibrin when brought in contact with fibrinogen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Fibrin + Gr. &unr_; to form, mold. ] (Physiol.Chem.) An albuminous substance, existing in the blood, which in combination with fibrinogen forms fibrin; -- called also paraglobulin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having, or partaking of the properties of, fibrin; as, fibrious exudation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. fibra a fiber + E. cartilage. ] (Anat.) A kind of cartilage with a fibrous matrix and approaching fibrous connective tissue in structure. -- Fi`bro*car`ti*lag"i*nous a. [1913 Webster]

a. [ L. fibra a fiber + gr. cho`ndros cartilage + 'oste`on bone. ] (Anat.) Partly fibrous, partly cartilaginous, and partly osseous. St. George Mivart. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. fibra a fiber + -oid. ] (Med.) Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as, fibroid tumors. -- n. A fibroid tumor; a fibroma. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fibroid degeneration, a form of degeneration in which organs or tissues are converted into fibroid tissue. --
Fibroid phthists, a form of pulmonary consumption associated with the formation of fibrous tissue in the lungs, and the gradual atrophy of the lungs, from the pressure due to the contraction of this tissue. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. fibra a fiber. ] (Chem.) A variety of gelatin; the chief ingredient of raw silk, extracted as a white amorphous mass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. fibra a fiber + -lite: cf. F. fibrolithe. ] (Min.) A silicate of alumina, of fibrous or columnar structure. It is like andalusite in composition; -- called also sillimanite, and bucholzite. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Fiber, and -oma. ] (Med.) A tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue, or of same modification of such tissue. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. fibra a fiber + spongia a sponge. ] (Zool.) An order of sponges having a fibrous skeleton, including the commercial sponges. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. fibreux. ] Containing, or consisting of, fibers; as, the fibrous coat of the cocoanut; the fibrous roots of grasses. -- Fi"brous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

a. [ L. fibra a fiber + E. vascular. ] (Bot.) Containing woody fiber and ducts, as the stems of all flowering plants and ferns; -- opposed to cellular. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) Fibrosis of the bone marrow. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Somewhat fibrous. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or . A tough vegetable fiber used as a substitute for bristles in making brushes. The piassava and the ixtle are both used under this name. [ 1913 Webster ]