floss

floss  (flôs, fls)

n.

1. Dental floss.

2. Short or waste silk fibers, especially from the outer surface of the cocoon of a silkworm.

3. Soft, loosely twisted thread, as of silk or cotton, used in embroidery.

4. A downy or silky fibrous substance, such as corn silk or silk cotton.

v. flossed, floss·ing, floss·es

v.tr.

To clean between (teeth) with dental floss.

v.intr.

To use dental floss.

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[Perhaps alteration of French floche, tuft of wool, from Old French floc, floche, from Latin floccus.]

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flosser n.

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floss [flɒs]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the mass of fine silky fibres obtained from cotton and similar plants

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) any similar fine silky material, such as the hairlike styles and stigmas of maize or the fibres prepared from silkworm cocoons

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) untwisted silk thread used in embroidery, etc.

4. (Medicine / Dentistry) See dental floss

vb

(Medicine / Dentistry) (tr) to clean (between one's teeth) with dental floss

[perhaps from Old French flosche down]

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floss - A word for untwisted filaments of silk used in making embroidery or satin.

See also related terms for silk.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	floss - a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery thread, yarn - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
	2.	floss - a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth dental floss thread, yarn - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
Verb	1.	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"

Translations

floss [flɒs]

A. N

1. (also floss silk) → cadarzo m

2. (for embroidery) → seda f floja

3. (also dental floss) → hilo m or seda f dental

B. VT (Dentistry) to floss one's teeth → limpiarse los dientes con hilo or seda dental

C. VI (Dentistry) → limpiarse los dientes con hilo or seda dental

floss [ˈflɒs]

n

(= thread) → fil m

(also dental floss) → fil m dentaire

vi (with dental floss) → utiliser du fil dentaire

vt
to floss one's teeth → se passer du fil dentaire entre les dents

floss

n → Flockseide f, → Schappe f; (= thread) → Florettgarn nt, → ungezwirntes Seidengarn; (= dental floss) → Zahnseide f

vt teeth → mit Zahnseide reinigen

vi → sich (dat) → die Zähne mit Zahnseide reinigen

floss [flɒs]

1. n → filamenti mpl; (thread) → seta da ricamo
dental floss → filo interdentale

2. vt (teeth) → pulire col filo interdentale