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1 Bassine Fibre
A palm tree native of East India, gives this fibre, the leaves are about 2 feet long and the fibres obtained from them are stiff, wiry and thin; used for brushes. The natives make hats and umbrellas from the leaves.
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bassine — noun coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms • Hypernyms: ↑fiber, ↑fibre • Substance Holonyms: ↑palmyra, ↑palmyra palm, ↑toddy palm, ↑wine palm, ↑lontar, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
