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Noun: vulcanized fiber
Usage: US (elsewhere: vulcanized fibre)
  1. A leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
    "The suitcase was made of durable vulcanized fiber";
    - fiber [US], fibre [Brit, Cdn], vulcanized fibre [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: vulcanized fibers

Type of: cloth, fabric, material, textile

Encyclopedia: Vulcanized fiber