FILAMENT in a Sentence

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For FILAMENT, below is one of 3 sentences:
When the nettle is young, the leaf makes an excellent vegetable; when it is older, it has filaments and fibres like hemp and flax.

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 Meanings and Examples of FILAMENT
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filament
 n.  fine thread or fiber; thin wire; threadlike structure within light bulb
Classic Sentence:
1  He loved to lie in the very centre of five millions of people, with his filaments stretching out and running through them, responsive to every little rumour or suspicion of unsolved crime.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
2  When the nettle is young, the leaf makes an excellent vegetable; when it is older, it has filaments and fibres like hemp and flax.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER III—SUMS DEPOSITED WITH LAFFITTE
Example Sentence:
1  A ray of sunlight illuminated every filament of the spider web, turning the web into a net of gold.