floss Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
  2. noun a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
    dental floss.
  3. verb use dental floss to clean
    • floss your teeth after every meal

WordNet

Floss noun
Etymology
It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L. fluxus flowing, loose, slack. See Flux, n.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called silk.
  2. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering. McElrath.
Floss noun
Etymology
Cf. G. floss a float.
Definitions
  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. Knight.

Webster 1913