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The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of the Belemnites.

A strong, coarse kind of sacking, made from the fibers (called jute) of two plants of the genus Corchorus (C. olitorius and C. capsularis), of India. The fiber is also used in the manufacture of cordage. Gunny bag, a sack made of gunny, used for coarse commodities.

A variety of native Epsom salt occurring in silky fibers.

An order of sponges, having simple siliceous spicules and keratose fibers; -- called also Keratosilicoidea.

An iron alum occurring in silky fibrous aggregates of a yellowish white color.

a hatchel, as flax or hemp, so as to separate the coarse and refuse parts from the fine, fibrous parts.

A plant of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber.

pecies of which have large, showy flowers. Some species are cultivated in India for their fiber, which is used as a substitute for hemp. See Althea, Hollyhock, and Manoe.

The tough, fibrous material of which true horns are composed, being, in the Ox family, chiefly albuminous, with some phosphate of lime; also, any similar substance, as that which forms the hoof crust of horses, sheep, and cattle; as, a spoon of horn.

A table on which fiber is stirred and mixed by beating with a bowspring.

elline sponges, having a long stem composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres twisted together like the strands of a color. The stem of the Japanese species (H. Sieboldii), called glass-rope, has long been in use as an ornament. See Glass-rope.

A condition of the blood, characterized by an abnormally large amount of fibrin, as in many inflammatory diseases.

A diminution in the normal amount of fibrin present in the blood.

hich is swung by the hand for gymnastic exercise. -- Indian cordage, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut husk. -- Indian corn (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zea (Z. Mays); the maize, a native of America. See Corn, and Maize. -- Indian cress (Bot.), nasturtium. See Nasturtium, 2. -- Indian cucumber (Bot.), a plant…

Not capable of being extended; not elastic; as, inextensible fibers.

l.), those nerves which transmit impulses between nerve centers, as opposed to peripheral fibers, which convey impulses between peripheral parts and nerve centers.

Between columns or pillars; as, the intercolumnar fibers of Poupart's ligament; an intercolumnar statue.

ne or cartilage between the radiale and ulnare in the carpus, and between the tibiale and fibulare in the tarsus. It corresponds to the lunar in the carpus, and to a part of the astragalus in the tarsus of man and most mammals.

Within the nucleus of a cell; as. the intranuclear network of fibrils, seen in the first stages of karyokinesis.

of the will; not voluntary; as, the involuntary movements of the body; involuntary muscle fibers.