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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tough fiber, the piassava or the istle, used in place of bristles for brushes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A tough vegetable fiber used as a substitute for bristles in making brushes. The piassava and the ixtle are both used under this name.
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