floss

IPA(Pronunciation)

/flɒs/

Noun

countable uncountable Britain

A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth. / Raw silk fibres. / The fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans.

Japanese Meaning

歯の間を掃除するために用いる糸 / 生絹の繊維、またはその加工品 / とうもろこしの芯などを覆う繊維、または豆などの被さ植物の種鞘内にあるふわふわ、または絹のような柔らかい繊維

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She used floss after every meal to keep her gums healthy.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は毎食後に歯の間を掃除する糸を使い、歯茎の健康を保っていた。

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A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.

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Raw silk fibres.

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Any thread-like material having parallel strands that are not spun or wound around each other.

embroidery floss

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(Britain) Spun sugar or cotton candy, especially in the phrase "candy floss".

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A body feather of an ostrich.

Flosses are soft, and grey from the female and black from the male.

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flosses

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