Tampico fiber

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:41:06

Tam*pi"co fi"ber ∨ fi"bre (?).

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

 

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