About The Word Floss
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Floss
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What's The Definition Of Floss?
[n] a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
[n] a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery [v] use dental floss to clean; of teeth Synonyms | Synonyms for Floss: dental floss Related Terms | Find terms related to Floss: blubber | breeze | butter | clay | cushion | dough | down | eiderdown | feather bed | feathers | fleece | flue | fluff | foam | fur | fuzz | kapok | lint | pile | pillow | plush | pudding | puff | putty | rubber | satin | silk | swansdown | thistledown | velvet | wax | wool | zephyr See Also | clean | cleanse | thread | yarn Floss In Webster's Dictionary \Floss\ (?; 195), n. [It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L.
fluxus flowing, loose, slack. See {Flux}, n.]
1. (Bot.) The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of
maize; also called {silk}.
2. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering.
{Floss silk}, silk that has been twisted, and which retains
its loose and downy character. It is much used in
embroidery. Called also {floxed silk}.
{Floss thread}, a kind of soft flaxen yarn or thread, used
for embroidery; -- called also {linen floss}, and {floss
yarn}. --McElrath.
\Floss\, n. [Cf. G. floss a float.] 1. A small stream of water. [Eng.] 2. Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present. {Floss hole}. (a) A hole at the back of a puddling furnace, at which the slags pass out. (b) The tap hole of a melting furnace. --Knight. \Floss\, n. A body feather of an ostrich. Flosses are soft, and gray from the female and black from the male. |
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