Floss
n.
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The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called silk. (Bot.)
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Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering.
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A body feather of an ostrich. Flosses are soft, and gray from the female and black from the male.
Phrases & Compounds
- Floss silk
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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
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a kind of soft flaxen yarn or thread, used for embroidery; -- called also linen floss, and floss yarn.
Floss
n.
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A small stream of water. [Eng.]
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Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present.
Phrases & Compounds
- Floss hole
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A hole at the back of a puddling furnace, at which the slags pass out.