Plural of 'fasel,' a bundle of fibers or strands, particularly in textile manufacturing or botanical contexts.
From 'fasel,' possibly derived from German or Scandinavian roots related to bundling. Used in technical textile and agricultural terminology.
In textile mills, fasels were important units of fiber—workers would bundle and count them to track material quality and production, and the word persists in technical contexts even as industrial methods changed dramatically.
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