floxed silk

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floxed silk - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Floxed silk \Floxed" silk`\
     See Floss silk, under Floss.
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  Floss \Floss\ (?; 195), n. [It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L.
     fluxus flowing, loose, slack. See Flux, n.]
     1. (Bot.) The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of
        maize; also called silk.
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     2. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering.
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     3. A body feather of an ostrich. Flosses are soft, and gray
        from the female and black from the male.
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     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.
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