noun
tow
Coarse flax or hemp fiber.
The spinner separates the coarse tow from the finer fibers.
Etymology
The Old English word already named fibrous material. Modern tow identifies the coarse flax or hemp fibers separated during preparation.
More examples
- A bundle of tow lay beside the wheel.
- The workshop used tow to demonstrate rough fiber spinning.
- She packed the gap with loose tow.
Forms
tow
Similar words
- coarse fiber
- The material description.