Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

capillament†, cilium, cilia, pilus, pili; tendril, gossamer; hair stroke; veinlet†, venula†, venule†. wire, string, thread, packthread, cotton, sewing silk, twine, twist, whipcord, tape, ribbon, cord, rope, yarn, hemp, oakum, jute. strip, shred, slip, spill, list, band, fillet, fascia, ribbon, riband, roll, lath, splinter, shiver, shaving. beard &c (roughness) 256; ramification; strand. Adj. filamentous, filamentiferous†, filaceous†, filiform†; fibrous, fibrillous†; thread-like, wiry, stringy, ropy; capillary, capilliform†; funicular, wire-drawn; anguilliform†; flagelliform†; hairy &c (rough) 256; taeniate†, taeniform†, taenioid†; venose†, venous.