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Ravelling

of Ravel

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Broader term 2

Fiber 76% connected

Alt. of Fibre

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fibre 76% connected

One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as, the fiber of flax or of muscle.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ravel 74% connected

To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a s…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Ravel 74% connected

To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a s…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Containing substance 1

Lint 70% connected

Flax.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Raveling 92% connected

of Ravel

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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