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heavy fiberglass-filled vest worn for protection from shrapnel. Pg. 510.
Fibrous cement sheets for buildings. Home cladding material, very common on older Australian homes
An inflatable, covered raft, used in the event of a vessel being abandoned. Usually stored in fiberglass containers which are designed to automatically open and deploy if the ship sinks.
Critically high temperature associated with accidentally injecting cotton fibers into blood stream
Loot (money). C'mon, let me feel the fibre of your fabric. fabric=>suit=>loot]
(Law) M72 Light Antitank Weapon. A shoulder-fired, 66mm rocket with a one-time disposable fiberglass launcher. Pg. 513
A mat made of cocoa-fiber that is placed over portions of the ship that may rub another vessel, especially when berthed or anchored together in a nest.
Fibs (lies). He's been telling scotts again. Scott Gibbs is a rugby star
A reference to manila fibre rope which replaced hemp as the general type of rope in the navy. Manila hemp is a type of buff-colored fiber obtained from Musa textilis, a relative of the banana plant. Today, natural fibre cordage has been mostly replaced by cordage made from synthetic fibre, such as nylon.
Jute or hemp fiber. Material used for caulking hulls. Often hemp picked from old untwisted ropes.
The registered trademark for a synthetic aramid fiber material used in body and splinter armor.
Fiberglass insulation blankets commonly attached to pipes and ducts.
Fibres of old rope packed between spars, or used as a fender.
Traditionally, rope was made of hemp, though the rope had to be protected by tarring, since hemp rope has a propensity for rotting under nautical usage. Hemp rope was phased out when manila fibre rope, which does not require tarring, became available.
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A fibroid tumor; a fibroma.
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Possessed of properties similar to fibrinogen; capable of forming fibrin.
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One who tells fibs.
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Partly fibrous, partly cartilaginous, and partly osseous.
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Containing woody fiber and ducts, as the stems of all flowering plants and ferns; -- opposed to cellular.
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A silicate of alumina, of fibrous or columnar structure. It is like andalusite in composition; -- called also sillimanite, and bucholizite.
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of Fibulare
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Pertaining to the fibula.
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Like fibrinoplastin; capable of forming fibrin when brought in contact with fibrinogen.
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Having, or partaking of the properties of, fibrin; as, fibrious exudation.
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Containing, or consisting of, fibers; as, the fibrous coat of the cocoanut; the fibrous roots of grasses.
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An albuminous substance, existing in the blood, which in combination with fibrinogen forms fibrin; -- called also paraglobulin.
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A kind of cartilage with a fibrous matrix and approaching fibrous connective tissue in structure.
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A tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue, or of same modification of such tissue.
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of Fibula
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The bone or cartilage of the tarsus, which articulates with the fibula, and corresponds to the calcaneum in man and most mammals.
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Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as, fibroid tumors.
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An order of sponges having a fibrous skeleton, including the commercial sponges.
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