'FLOSS' definitions:
Definition of 'floss'
(from WordNet)
noun
A soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
noun
A soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth [syn: dental floss, floss]
verb
Use dental floss to clean; "floss your teeth after every meal"
Definition of 'Floss'
From: GCIDE
- Floss \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A body feather of an ostrich. Flosses are soft, and gray from the female and black from the male. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Floss'
From: GCIDE
- Floss \Floss\, n. [Cf. G. floss a float.]
- 1. A small stream of water. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'floss'
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Acronyms for 'floss'
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