filasse

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French filasse.

Noun

filasse

Vegetable fiber, such as jute or ramie, prepared for manufacture.

Anagrams

falsies

French

Etymology 1

fil +‎ -asse.

Noun

filasse f (plural filasses)

tow, oakum, hards
(by metonymy) its distinctive bleak color
something of that color, especially blond hair
(by extension) a yellowish-blond haired person; a towhead

Etymology 2

See filer.

Verb

filasse

first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of filer

References

Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Further reading

“filasse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Verb

filasse

third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of filare

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