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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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The fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans.
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Any thread-like material having parallel strands that are not spun or wound around each other.
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embroidery floss
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Spun sugar or cotton candy, especially in the phrase "candy floss".
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A body feather of an ostrich.
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Flosses are soft, and grey from the female and black from the male.
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A dance move in which the dancer repeatedly swings their arms, with clenched fists, from the back of their body to the front, on each side.