byssus

[ bis-uhs ]

/ ˈbɪs əs /

noun, plural bys·sus·es, bys·si [bis-ahy]. /ˈbɪs aɪ/.

Zoology. a collection of silky filaments by which certain mollusks attach themselves to rocks.

an ancient cloth, thought to be of linen, cotton, or silk.

Origin of byssus

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin <Greek býssos a fine cotton or linen <Semitic; compare Hebrew būts

OTHER WORDS FROM byssus

bys·sa·ceous

[bih-sey-shuhs], /bɪˈseɪ ʃəs/, byssoid, adjectivebyssal, adjective

Words nearby byssus

Byron, George Gordon, Lord, Byronic, Byronic hero, byrrus, byssinosis, byssus, bystander, by storm, by-street, by surprise, by-talk

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Example sentences from the Web for byssus

The byssus is unknown to us, but the stuffs of Lyons are more valuable.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
The mummy lay on a mattress of striped byssus, the head on a byssus pillow.
The Tour|Louis Couperus
Lima; members of this genus form a nest by means of the byssus, or swim by clapping the valves of the shell together.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1|Various
The meaning of the word Byssus has been disputed; some authorities asserting that it includes both flax and cotton fabrics.
Needlework As Art|Marian Alford

The margins of the mantle are doubly fringed, and the byssus is extremely powerful.
The Sea Shore|William S. Furneaux

British Dictionary definitions for byssus

byssus

/ (ˈbɪsəs) /

noun plural byssuses or byssi (ˈbɪsaɪ)

a mass of strong threads secreted by a sea mussel or similar mollusc that attaches the animal to a hard fixed surface

Word Origin for byssus

C17: from Latin, from Greek bussos linen, flax, ultimately of Egyptian origin

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单词	byssus
释义	byssus [ bis-uhs ] / ˈbɪs əs / noun, plural bys·sus·es, bys·si [bis-ahy]. /ˈbɪs aɪ/. Zoology. a collection of silky filaments by which certain mollusks attach themselves to rocks. an ancient cloth, thought to be of linen, cotton, or silk. Origin of byssus 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin <Greek býssos a fine cotton or linen <Semitic; compare Hebrew būts OTHER WORDS FROM byssus bys·sa·ceous [bih-sey-shuhs], /bɪˈseɪ ʃəs/, byssoid, adjectivebyssal, adjective Words nearby byssus Byron, George Gordon, Lord, Byronic, Byronic hero, byrrus, byssinosis, byssus, bystander, by storm, by-street, by surprise, by-talk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for byssus The byssus is unknown to us, but the stuffs of Lyons are more valuable. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)\|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) The mummy lay on a mattress of striped byssus, the head on a byssus pillow. The Tour\|Louis Couperus Lima; members of this genus form a nest by means of the byssus, or swim by clapping the valves of the shell together. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1\|Various The meaning of the word Byssus has been disputed; some authorities asserting that it includes both flax and cotton fabrics. Needlework As Art\|Marian Alford The margins of the mantle are doubly fringed, and the byssus is extremely powerful. The Sea Shore\|William S. Furneaux British Dictionary definitions for byssus byssus / (ˈbɪsəs) / noun plural byssuses or byssi (ˈbɪsaɪ) a mass of strong threads secreted by a sea mussel or similar mollusc that attaches the animal to a hard fixed surface Word Origin for byssus C17: from Latin, from Greek bussos linen, flax, ultimately of Egyptian origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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