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FLOSS
floss
(noun) a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
floss
(verb) use dental floss to clean; “floss your teeth after every meal”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
floss (countable and uncountable, plural flosses)
A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.
Raw silk fibres.
The fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans.
Any thread-like material having parallel strands that are not spun or wound around each other.
(British) Spun sugar or cotton candy, especially in the phrase "candy floss".
A body feather of an ostrich.
A dance move in which the dancer repeatedly swings their arms, with clenched fists, from the back of their body to the front, on each side.
Verb
floss (third-person singular simple present flosses, present participle flossing, simple past and past participle flossed)
To clean the area between the teeth using floss.
(slang, African American Vernacular English) To show off, especially by exhibiting one's wealth or talent.
To perform the floss dance move.
Etymology 2
Noun
floss (plural flosses)
(UK) A small stream of water.
Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present.
Noun
FLOSS (uncountable)
(computing) Abbreviation of free/libre/open source software.
Coordinate terms: FOSS, OSS
Source: Wiktionary
Floss (; 195), n. Etym: [It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L. fluxus flowing, loose, slack. See Flux, n.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: 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. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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