# tow

> coarse, broken fibers, removed during processing of bast fibers, used as padding, ropemaking, or to make short-staple yarns

**Wikidata**: [Q1143410](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1143410)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tow_(fibre))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/tow-q1143410-2


## References

1. [Source](https://github.com/JohnMarkOckerbloom/ftl/blob/master/data/wikimap)
2. Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles
3. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
4. BabelNet
5. The green, blue and grey water footprint of crops and derived crop products
6. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File
7. KBpedia
8. GF WordNet