Definitions
Clean between teeth with a thin thread.
Word origin
From dialectal flosh (“a flush, stream of water, sluice”), from Middle English flosche, flusche, flasche, flaske (“a watery or marshy place, swamp”), perhaps from Old French flache, from Middle Dutch vlacke (“a flat area, plain”), ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *fleutan. Compare also German Floss (“a float”).
Used in a sentence
“embroidery floss”
“Flosses are soft, and grey from the female and black from the male.”
“I don't floss very often.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Clean between teeth”5 letters
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