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fiberglass thread made from glass. It is made by forcing molten glass through a kind of sieve, thereby spinning it into threads. Fiberglass is strong, durable, and impervious to many caustics and to extreme temperatures. For those qualities, fabrics woven from the glass threads are widely used for industrial purposes. Fiberglass fabrics can also be made to resemble silks and cotton and are used for curtains and drapery. A wide variety of materials are made by combining fiberglass with plastic. These materials, which are rust proof, are molded into the shape required or pressed into flat sheets. Boat hulls, automobile bodies, and roofing and ceiling compositions are some of the uses to which such material is put.

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fi·ber·glass / ˈfībərˌglas/ (Brit. fi·bre·glass) (also trademark Fi·ber·glas) • n. 1. a reinforced plastic material composed of glass fibers embedded in a resin matrix. 2. a woollike mass of glass filaments, used in insulation. 3. a textile fabric made from woven glass filaments.

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