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1. n. A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk. Source: opted

2. n. A tuft of long, tough filaments which are formed in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the valves of certain bivalve mollusks, as the Pinna and Mytilus, by which they attach themselves to rocks, etc. Source: opted

3. n. An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of slender threads. Source: opted

4. n. Asbestus. Source: opted

5. n. tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface Source: wordnet

6. A tuft of long, tough filaments which are formed in a groove ofthe foot, and issue from between the valves of certain bivalvemollusks, as the Pinna and Mytilus, by which they attach themselvesto rocks, etc. Source: adambom

7. n tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface Source: ecdict

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