English

Noun

filasse

1. Vegetable fiber, such as jute or ramie, prepared for manufacture.

French

Etymology 1

fil +‎ -asse.

Noun

filasse f ‎(plural filasses)

1. bunch of filaments provening from the protective skin of such fiber plants as flax (used for linen) and cannabis
2. (by metonymy) its distinctive bleak color
3. something of that color, especially blond hair
4. a yellowish-blond haired person; a towhead

Etymology 2

See filer.

Verb

filasse

1. first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of filer

References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Italian

Verb

filasse

1. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of filare