slovo | definícia |
Floxed silk (gcide) | Floxed silk \Floxed" silk`\
See Floss silk, under Floss.
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floxed silk (gcide) | Floss \Floss\ (?; 195), n. [It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L.
fluxus flowing, loose, slack. See Flux, n.]
1. (Bot.) The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of
maize; also called silk.
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2. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering.
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3. A body feather of an ostrich. Flosses are soft, and gray
from the female and black from the male.
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Floss silk, silk that has been twisted, and which retains
its loose and downy character. It is much used in
embroidery. Called also floxed silk.
Floss thread, a kind of soft flaxen yarn or thread, used
for embroidery; -- called also linen floss, and {floss
yarn}. --McElrath.
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Floxed silk (gcide) | Floxed silk \Floxed" silk`\
See Floss silk, under Floss.
[1913 Webster]Floss \Floss\ (?; 195), n. [It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L.
fluxus flowing, loose, slack. See Flux, n.]
1. (Bot.) The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of
maize; also called silk.
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2. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering.
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3. A body feather of an ostrich. Flosses are soft, and gray
from the female and black from the male.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Floss silk, silk that has been twisted, and which retains
its loose and downy character. It is much used in
embroidery. Called also floxed silk.
Floss thread, a kind of soft flaxen yarn or thread, used
for embroidery; -- called also linen floss, and {floss
yarn}. --McElrath.
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