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floss

(flɒs, US flɔːs)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense flosses, present participle flossing, past tense, past participle flossed
1. uncountable noun
You can use floss to refer to fine soft threads of some kind.
Craft Resources also sells yarn and embroidery floss.
2.  See also candyfloss, dental floss
3. verb
When you floss, you use a special kind of strong string to clean between your teeth and gums.
Brush your teeth after each meal and floss daily. [VERB]
She was flossing her teeth at the time. [VERB noun]

floss in British English

(flɒs)
noun
1. 
the mass of fine silky fibres obtained from cotton and similar plants
2. 
any similar fine silky material, such as the hairlike styles and stigmas of maize or the fibres prepared from silkworm cocoons
3. 
untwisted silk thread used in embroidery, etc
4.  dental floss
5.  the floss
verb
6. 
to clean (between one's teeth) with dental floss
7. (intransitive)
to dance the floss
Word origin
C18: perhaps from Old French flosche down

floss in American English

(flɔs; flɑs)
noun
1. 
the rough silk covering a silkworm's cocoon
2. 
the short, downy waste fibers of silk
3. 
a soft, loosely twisted thread or yarn, as of silk (floss silk) or cotton, used in embroidery
: in full embroidery floss
4. 
a soft, silky substance resembling floss, as in milkweed pods
5. 
dental floss
verb transitive, verb intransitive
6. 
to clean (the teeth) with dental floss
Word origin
earlier also flosh < Fr floche, downy, woolly (in soie floche, floss silk), ult. < L floccus: see floccus

Examples of 'floss' in a sentence
floss

This small disc is similar in size to a dental floss case.
The Sun (2016)
The lightweight jacket is perfect for spring and comes in candy floss and military colours.
The Sun (2010)
Do people still jelly eels and floss candy?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Your doctor will probably advise you to clean your teeth frequently and to use dental floss.
Martlew, Gillian & Silver, Shelley (ed) The Medicine Chest - your family's guide to prescription drugs (1988)
If this occurs your doctor will probably advise you to clean your teeth frequentlyand to use dental floss.
Martlew, Gillian & Silver, Shelley (ed) The Medicine Chest - your family's guide to prescription drugs (1988)
Ease the rings apart, slip dental floss between them and tie the wool with a knot of floss.
The Sun (2013)
Tears would be candy floss.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The singer shows an original take on the bikini diet as she tucks into candy floss wearing a yellow and white two-piece.
The Sun (2010)
You should also make sure you brush both your teeth and tongue twice a day to remove any coating, and use dental floss.
The Sun (2011)
Ours was 25 and it will transform boiled sweets into candy floss, too.
The Sun (2012)
Around 1,000 doughnuts were delivered from Harrods and a candy floss machine was installed last night.
The Sun (2008)
Everything else gets recycled - dental floss, hair and nail clippings all go on the compost heap.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Do I floss my teeth daily?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
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