floss silk

noun

Raw silk, having the appearance of cotton wool, once used for embroidery and as dental floss.

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Meanings

nounfloss silk (countable and uncountable, plural floss silks)

plural floss silks · alternative floss-silk · alternative flox silk

  1. countableuncountableRaw silk, having the appearance of cotton wool, once used for embroidery and as dental floss.
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floss silk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floss%20silk

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