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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BYSSIN, BYSSUS

n.[Gr. infra. ] A silk or linen hood. [Not in use. ]

 

BYSSINE

a.Made of silk.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BYSSIN

BYSSIN Bys "sin, n.

 

Defn: See Byssus, n., 1.

 

BYSSINE

Bys "sine, a. Etym: [L. byssinus made of byssus, Gr. Byssus. ]

 

Defn: Made of silk; having a silky or flaxlike appearance. Coles.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

byssinosis

bys si no sis |ˌbisəˈnōsis ˌbɪsəˈnoʊsəs | ▶noun a lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of textile fiber dust. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Latin byssinus ‘made of byssus ’ (from Greek bussinos ) + -osis .

 

Oxford Dictionary

byssinosis

byssinosis |ˌbɪsɪˈnəʊsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of textile fibre dust. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Latin byssinus ‘made of byssus ’ (from Greek bussinos ) + -osis .