Definition of Fibre

Noun: fibre fI-bu(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: fiber)

A slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
- fiber [US]
Coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
- roughage, fiber [US]
Any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fibre or a nerve fibre)
- fiber [US]
The inherent complex of attributes that determines a person's moral and ethical actions and reactions
- character, fiber [US]
A leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
- fiber [US], vulcanized fiber [US], vulcanized fibre [Brit, Cdn]