Coir fully ripened coconuts is thick, strong and has high abrasion resistance. It is typically used in mats, brushes and sacking. Mature brown coir fibres contain more lignin and less cellulose than fibres such as flax and cotton, so are stronger but less flexible. White coir fibres harvested from coconuts before they are ripe are white or light brown in color and are smoother and finer, but also weaker. They are generally spun to make yarn used in mats or rope. The coir fibre is relatively waterproof, and is one of the few natural fibres resistant to damage by saltwater. Fresh
Aonghas (given name) According to historian Alex Woolf, the early Gaelic form of the name, "Oengus", was borrowed from the Pictish "Onuist", which appears in British as "Ungust". Woolf noted that these names are all derived from the Celtic "*Oinogustos". Linguist John Kneen derived this name from two Celtic elements the following way: "*Oino-gustos", meaning "one-choice". Woolf also stated that between about AD 350 and AD 660, the Insular Celtic dialects underwent changes which included the loss of the final syllables and unstressed vowels, which affected "*Oinogustos" thus: "*Oin<del>o</del>gust<del>os</del>". Aonghas (given name) Aonghas is a masculine given name in Scottish Gaelic. It is