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Animal fiber   /ˈænəməl fˈaɪbər/   Listen
Animal fiber

noun
1.
Fiber derived from animals.  Synonym: animal fibre.






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"Animal fiber" Quotes from Famous Books



... of any metal in dyeing with the artificial colors, and if the manufacture of the color require the use of a metal, such as arsenic, which by unskillfulness or carelessness is left in it when delivered to the dyer, the tendency of the animal fiber is to reject it. ...
— Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XIX, No. 470, Jan. 3, 1885 • Various



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