floss
floss
noun
[mass noun]
noun
[mass noun]
- the rough silk enveloping a silkworm's cocoon
（蚕茧外的）乱丝，绪丝
■(亦作 floss silk)untwisted silk fibres used in embroidery
（未捻的）绣花丝线
■the silky down in maize and other plants
（玉米等植物的）黍须，绒毛
milkweed floss.
马利筋的绒毛。 - short for dental floss
dental floss 的简称
- [with obj.]clean between (one's teeth) with dental floss
用牙线清洁（牙缝）
I flossed my teeth.
我用牙线清洁牙齿。
[no obj.]you must floss well.
你必须好好用牙线清洁牙齿。
- mid 18th cent.: from French (soie) floche 'floss (silk'), from Old French flosche 'down, nap of velvet', of unknown origin
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