Fil

n.m., yam, thread; wire; flaw (in stone, marble); grain (in wood). — d'emball age, pack-thread. — d'Eco e, cotton. — retors, twine. — de caret, rope yam. — a voile, sail-twme. — de laiton, bra wire. — de fer (archal), iron wire. A — fin, fine-grained (of wood). A gros —, coarse-grained. Aller contre le —, to go against the grain. — d'abaca, abaca yarn.