fibreglass

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Etymology

From fibre +‎ glass

Noun

fibreglass (usually uncountable, plural fibreglasses) (British)

  1. Silica based glass extruded into fibers that possess a length at least 1000 times greater than their width.
  2. A composite material made from fine fibres of spun glass held together with resin. (Also called Glass-Reinforced Plastic.)
  • glass fibre

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Verb

fibreglass (third-person singular simple present fibreglasses, present participle fibreglassing, simple past and past participle fibreglassed)

  1. To apply fibreglass to.
    to fibreglass the hull of a fishing-boat

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