English-Thai Dictionary

floss

N เส้น ใย ไหม  sen-yai-mai

 

floss

N ไหมขัดฟัน  dental floss mai-kad-fan

 

flossy

A เกี่ยวกับ เส้น ใย ไหม  ที่ อ่อน นิ่ม เป็น ปุย  ที่ หรูหรา ทันสมัย 

 

flossy up

PHRV แต่งตัว  ประดับประดา  gussy up taeng-tua

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FLOSS

n.[L. flos.] A downy or silky substance in the husks of certain plants.

 

FLOSSIFICATION

n.A flowering; expansion of flowers. [Novel. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FLOSS

Floss (; 195 ), n. Etym: [It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L. fluxus flowing, loose, slack. See Flux, n.]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called silk.

 

2. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering. Floss silk, silk that has been twisted, and which retains its loose and downy character. It is much used in embroidery. Called also floxed silk. -- Floss thread, a kind of soft flaxen yarn or thread, used for embroidery; -- called also linen floss, and floss yarn. McElrath.

 

FLOSS

Floss, n. Etym: [Cf. G. floss a float. ]

 

1. A small stream of water. [Eng. ]

 

2. Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present. Floss hole. (a ) A hole at the back of a puddling furnace, at which the slags pass out. (b ) The tap hole of a melting furnace. Knight.

 

FLOSSIFICATION

Flos `si *fi *ca "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. Florification. ]

 

Defn: A flowering; florification. [R.] Craig.

 

FLOSSY

FLOSSY Floss "y, a.

 

Defn: Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, floss; hence, light; downy.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

floss

floss |flôs, fläs flɔs flɑs | ▶noun the rough silk enveloping a silkworm's cocoon. • (also floss silk ) untwisted silk fibers used in embroidery. • the silky down in corn and other plants: milkweed floss. • short for dental floss. ▶verb [ with obj. ] clean between (one's teeth ) with dental floss: I flossed my teeth | [ no obj. ] : you must floss well. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French (soie ) floche ‘floss (silk ),’ from Old French flosche ‘down, nap of velvet, ’ of unknown origin.

 

flossy

floss y |ˈflôsē, ˈfläsē ˈflɔsi | ▶adjective ( flossier, flossiest ) 1 of or like floss: short flossy curls. 2 informal excessively showy: the flossy gleam of a cheap suit | she cultivated flossy friends.

 

Oxford Dictionary

floss

floss |flɒs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the rough silk enveloping a silkworm's cocoon. • (also floss silk ) untwisted silk fibres used in embroidery. • the silky down in maize and other plants. 2 short for dental floss. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] clean between (one's teeth ) with dental floss. 2 [ no obj. ] black slang behave in a flamboyant manner; show off. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French (soie ) floche ‘floss (silk )’, from Old French flosche ‘down, nap of velvet ’, of unknown origin.

 

flossy

flossy |ˈflɒsi | ▶adjective ( flossier, flossiest ) 1 of or like floss: short flossy curls. 2 N. Amer. informal excessively showy: she cultivated flossy friends.

 

Duden Dictionary

floss

floss |fl o ss | fließen

 

flösse

flös se fließen |fl ö sse |

 

Flosse

Flos se Substantiv, feminin , die |Fl o sse |die Flosse; Genitiv: der Flosse, Plural: die Flossen mittelhochdeutsch vloʒʒe, althochdeutsch floʒʒa, zu fließen in der alten Bedeutung »schwimmen, treiben «1 der Fortbewegung und Steuerung dienendes, fächerförmiges, aus Haut und Knorpel bestehendes Organ im Wasser lebender Tiere 2 Kurzwort für: Schwimmflosse 1 3 fest stehender Teil des Leitwerks an Flugzeugen, Luftschiffen, [Unter ]wasserfahrzeugen 4 a umgangssprachlich scherzhaft oder abwertend Hand b meist im Plural umgangssprachlich scherzhaft oder abwertend seltener Fuß

 

Flossenfüßer

Flos sen fü ßer Substantiv, maskulin , der Flossenfüßler |Fl o ssenfüßer |Robbe

 

Flossenfüßler

Flos sen füß ler Substantiv, maskulin , der Flossenfüßer |Fl o ssenfüßler |Robbe

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

floss

floss /flɔːs |flɔs /名詞 U 1 糸ようじ (dental floss ).2 繭綿 （まゆわた ）, 真綿, かま糸 (floss silk ) 〘刺繍 （ししゆう ）などに使う絹糸 〙.3 〘植 〙(トウモロコシのひげなどの )絹綿状のもの .動詞 他動詞 ｟米 ｠〈歯間 〉を糸ようじで磨く .

 

flossing

fl ó ss ing 名詞 U フロッシング 〘歯間の掃除 〙.

 

flossy

floss y /flɔ́ːsi |flɔ́si /形容詞 1 けばの ; 真綿のような, ふわふわした .2 ｟米 くだけて ｠(過度に )飾りたてた, けばけばしい .fl ó ss i ly 副詞