"fibres" in the noun sense

1. fiber, fibre

a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

2. fiber, fibre

any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)

3. character, fiber, fibre

the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions

"education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer

4. fiber, fibre, vulcanized fiber

a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth

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