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floss (noun)

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  • floss — ► NOUN 1) the rough silk enveloping a silkworm s cocoon. 2) untwisted silk fibres used in embroidery. 3) (also dental floss) a soft thread used to clean between the teeth. ► VERB ▪ clean between (one s teeth) with dental floss. ORIGIN Old French… …   English terms dictionary

  • floss — noun 1》 the rough silk enveloping a silkworm s cocoon.     ↘untwisted silk fibres used in embroidery.     ↘the silky down in maize and other plants. 2》 short for dental floss. verb clean between (one s teeth) with dental floss. Origin C18: from… …   English new terms dictionary

  • floss hole — noun Etymology: floss (II) 1. : a hole at the back of a metallurgical furnace through which slag passes out 2. : the taphole of a melting furnace * * * Metall. a hole in a puddling furnace for the removal of ash or slag. [1830 40; floss slag < …   Useful english dictionary

  • floss silk — noun : floss I 1; also : floss (as for embroidery) of silk …   Useful english dictionary

  • floss silk — noun Raw silk, having the appearance of cotton wool, once used as dental floss …   Wiktionary

  • floss-silk tree — noun : a thorny deciduous tree (Chorisia speciosa) of the family Bombacaceae that is native to Brazil and Argentina but often cultivated in warm regions for its large solitary pink flowers which appear while the tree is leafless and that is the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dental floss — noun a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth • Syn: ↑floss • Derivationally related forms: ↑floss (for: ↑floss) • Hypernyms: ↑thread, ↑yarn …   Useful english dictionary

  • floss — /flɒs / (say flos) noun 1. Also, floss silk. the cottony fibre yielded by the silk cotton trees. 2. Also, floss silk. silk filaments with little or no twist, used in weaving as brocade or in embroidery. 3. Also, floss silk. any silky filamentous… …  

  • floss — 1. noun a) a thread, used to clean the area between the teeth embroidery floss b) (raw) silk fibres 2. verb a) …   Wiktionary

  • floss — floss1 [ flas ] noun uncount DENTAL FLOSS floss floss 2 [ flas ] verb intransitive or transitive to clean between your teeth with DENTAL FLOSS: You should floss your teeth every day …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • floss — I UK [flɒs] / US [flɑs] noun [uncountable] dental floss II UK [flɒs] / US [flɑs] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms floss : present tense I/you/we/they floss he/she/it flosses present participle flossing past tense flossed past participle… …   English dictionary

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