byssine

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/bɪˈsiːn/

adjective

Made of, or resembling, silk; silken.

OriginLatin byssinus ← Ancient Greek βύσσινος →
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Meanings

adjectivebyssine (comparative more byssine, superlative most byssine)

comparative more byssine · superlative most byssine

  1. Made of, or resembling, silk; silken.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβύσσινος“made of byssus”
  2. Latinbyssinus“made of byssus”
  3. Englishbyssine

From Latin byssinus (“made of byssus”), from Ancient Greek βύσσινος (bússinos, “made of byssus”). See byssus.

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Translations

Polish bisiorowy
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APA

byssine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/byssine

MLA

“byssine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/byssine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “byssine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/byssine.

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