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Word: Floss
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from French (soie) floche ‘floss (silk)’, from Old French flosche ‘down, nap of velvet’, of unknown origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
flɒs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the rough silk enveloping a silkworm's cocoon.
Short Definition:rough silk round silkworm's cocoon
Short Definition:
dental floss
Word: Floss
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
flɒs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
clean between (one's teeth) with dental floss.
Short Definition:clean between teeth with dental floss
Definition:
behave in a flamboyant manner; show off.
Short Definition:behave in flamboyant manner
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