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florette

florette noun: waste silk of longer fibre (considered higher quality) than bourette. Also the alternative spelling of floret.

Noun

florette (plural florettes)

  1. (obsolete) waste silk of longer fibre (considered higher quality) than bourette.

Also used as

florette is also the alternative spelling of floret.

Forms of florette

pluralflorettes

Questions about florette

What does florette mean?
Florette means waste silk of longer fibre (considered higher quality) than bourette.
What part of speech is florette?
Florette is a noun.
What is the plural of florette?
The plural of florette is florettes.

Words near florette in the dictionary

  1. Floresville
  2. floret
  3. floreted
  4. floretless
  5. florets
  6. florette
  7. florettes
  8. floretty
  9. florettée
  10. floretum
  11. Florey

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