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  • "Fibrous" applies metaphorically to mental qualities; it means strong, sinewy -- high talents, just below genius.

    Assimilative Memory or, How to Attend and Never Forget

  • Bonus: Fibrous fruits and vegetables are low in calories, high in nutrients and massage gums and promote blood flow to help keep gum tissues healthy.

    Naturally whiten your teeth with the right diet 2011

  • Fibrous bits of nine different synthetics: Thompson RC et al.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • Fibrous bits of nine different synthetics—fragments from the gradual breakdown of larger plastic items like food packaging—are now routinely found in sediment in marine habitats from sandy beaches to the bottom of the open seas.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • Fibrous bits of nine different synthetics: Thompson RC et al.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • Fibrous bits of nine different synthetics—fragments from the gradual breakdown of larger plastic items like food packaging—are now routinely found in sediment in marine habitats from sandy beaches to the bottom of the open seas.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • Fibrous anchors go from the epidermis down to the fat layer, and those little connections cause the dimpling appearance.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Fibrous anchors go from the epidermis down to the fat layer, and those little connections cause the dimpling appearance.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Fibrous anchors go from the epidermis down to the fat layer, and those little connections cause the dimpling appearance.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Fibrous proteins, such as collagen, join together in stout ropes, which we call ligaments and tendons.

    THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

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