Definition of flosses Flosses
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What does flosses mean?
Wiktionary 
- flosses (Noun)
Plural of floss.
Part of speech
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| floss - a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery | ||
| yarn, thread a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving | ||
| floss - a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth | ||
| dental floss | ||
| yarn, thread a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving | ||
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| floss - use dental floss to clean; "floss your teeth after every meal" | ||
| cleanse, clean clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" | ||
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Wiktionary
- floss (Noun)
A thread, used to clean the area between the teeth. - floss (Noun)
Raw silk fibres. - floss (Noun)
The fibres covering a corn cob. - floss (Noun)
Any thread-like material having parallel strands that are not spun or wound around each other. - floss (Noun)
Spun sugar or cotton candy , especially in the phrase "candy floss". - floss (Noun)
A small stream of water. - floss (Noun)
Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present. - floss (Verb)
To clean the area between the teeth using floss. - floss (Verb)
To show off , especially by exhibiting one’s wealth or talent.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- floss (n.)
The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called silk. - floss (n.)
Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering. - floss (n.)
A small stream of water. - floss (n.)
Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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floss
flos, n. the loose downy or silky substance in the husks of certain plants, as the bean—also Flosh.—n. Floss′-silk, very fine silk fibre extremely soft and downy and with a high lustre, used chiefly for embroidery.—adj. Floss′y. [Prob. O. Fr. flosche, down: or from some Teut. word cog. with fleece—cf. Ice. flos, nap.]
