FI'BRIN, noun [See Fiber.] A peculiar organic compound substance found in animals and vegetables. It is a soft solid, of a greasy appearance, which softens in air, becoming viscid, brown and semitransparent, but is insoluble in water. It is the chief constituent of muscular flesh.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.