flosses

Noun

floss (countable and uncountable, plural flosses)

1. A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.
2. Raw silk fibres.
3. The fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans.
4. Any thread-like material having parallel strands that are not spun or wound around each other.
   • embroidery floss
5. (UK) Spun sugar or cotton candy, especially in the phrase "candy floss".
6. A body feather of an ostrich.
   • Flosses are soft, and grey from the female and black from the male.

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