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floss

(flôs, flŏs)

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.

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

floss′er n.

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floss

(flɒs)

1. (Biology) the mass of fine silky fibres obtained from cotton and similar plants

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

3. (Knitting & Sewing) untwisted silk thread used in embroidery, etc

4. (Dentistry) See dental floss

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

[C18: perhaps from Old French flosche down]

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floss

(flɔs, flɒs)

n.

1. the cottony fiber yielded by the silk-cotton tree.

a. short untwisted silk filaments, often used to make embroidery thread.

b. embroidery thread of silk or fine cotton.

3. any silky, filamentous matter, as the silk of corn.

4. dental floss.

v.i.

5. to use dental floss on the teeth.

v.t.

6. to clean (the teeth) with dental floss.

Also called floss′ silk` (for defs. 1–3).

[1750–60; probably < French floche, as in soie floche floss silk]

floss′er, n.

floss

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

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

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floss

[ˈflɒs]

(= 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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

floss

[flɒs]

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

2. vt (teeth) → pulire col filo interdentale

floss

n. seda floja;

dental ___ → hilo dental.

floss

n (dent) seda or hilo dental; vt, vi limpiar (los dientes) con seda dental

References in periodicals archive ?

The findings, appearing in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology (JESEE), showed that women who flossed with Oral-B Glide tended to have higher levels of a type of PFAS called PFHxS (perfluorohexanesulfonic acid) in their body compared with those who did not.

Does your dental floss contain toxic chemicals?

The study also found that fluoride, a mineral that aids in the prevention of cavities and tooth decay, remained in the mouth at higher levels when participants flossed before brushing.

Floss First, Brush After?

In it, the film star asked his wife before she went to bed: "Have you flossed, honey?" The question seriously dented his tough guy image for me.

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"