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Long fibres
Table 3.1
Pronunciation
Subdomain (1st level):  Raw materials
Subdomain (2nd level):  Pulp
Grammatical category:  Complex term
Grammar notes:  Countable
Definition:  Fibres obtained from softwoods such as coniferous trees that impart strength to the paper.
Definition source:  Brewer (2003)
Context:  Pulp may be fed directly to a paper machine in an “integrated paper mill” or dried and pressed into bales to be used as a raw material by papermills worldwide. No two species of tree produce the same grade of fibre. In fact, the same species grown in different parts of the world show different fibre properties. For example, the slow growing pines of Northern Europe produce long fibres which give the strength and long life essential for packaging and high grade printing papers.
Context source:  EN 46
Attestation:  2
Co-hyponyms:  Short fibres
Hyperonyms:  Fibre
Variants:  Long fibers
It:  Fibre lunghe
Degree of reliability IT:  3
Fr:  Fibres longues
Degree of reliability FR:  3