n. [ F. fibrille, dim. of fibre, L. fibra. ] A small fiber; the branch of a fiber; a very slender thread; a fibrilla. Cheyne. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
a. Of or pertaining to fibrils or fibers;
a. Of of pertaining to fibrils. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Furnished with fibrils; fringed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being reduced to fibers. Carpenter. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Covered with hairlike appendages, as the under surface of some lichens; also, composed of little strings or fibers;
a. [ Cf. F. fibraleux. ] Pertaining to, or composed of, fibers. [ 1913 Webster ]