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Floss
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(flosses, flossing, flossed) 1. You can use floss to refer to fine soft threads of some kind. Craft Resources also sells yarn and embroidery floss. N-UNCOUNT see also candyfloss, dental floss 2. When you floss, you use a special kind of strong string to clean between your teeth and gums. Brush your teeth after each meal and floss daily... She was flossing her teeth at the time. VERB: V, V n
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I. noun Etymology: probably modification of French floche soft, weak (of silk fiber), from Gascon, from Latin fluxus, literally, loose, flowing, past participle of fluere to flow — more at fluid Date: 1759 1. a. soft thread of silk or mercerized cotton for embroidery b. dental ~ 2. fluffy fibrous material II. verb Date: 1974 transitive verb to use dental ~ on intransitive verb to use dental ~ FLOSSILY adverb see flossy ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 the rough silk enveloping a silkworm's cocoon. 2 untwisted silk thread used in embroidery. 3 = dental floss. --v.tr. (also absol.) clean (the teeth) with dental floss. Phrases and idioms floss silk a rough silk used in cheap goods. Etymology: F (soie) floche floss(-silk) f. OF flosche down, nap of velvet ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. отходы размотки шелка 2. вышивальный шелк 3. пух, пушок 4. отходы шелкокручения floss thread —- шелковая нить 5. нитка для чистки зубов (также dental floss) 6. разг. "сахарные волоконца" (конфета на палочке) 7. чистить зубы ниткой 8. пудлинговый шлак 9. редк. ручей ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~1 n 1 thin silk used for sewing 2 dental floss (- see also candyfloss) ~2 v to clean between your teeth with dental floss ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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