Difference between revisions of "Floss"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | 1) A short, loosely twisted thread of [ | + | 1) A short, loosely twisted thread of [[cotton]] or [[silk]] used in embroidery and in the binding of single section pamphlets. |
| − | 2) A strand of synthetic polymer, either [ | + | 2) A strand of synthetic polymer, either [[Teflon®]] or [[nylon fiber|nylon]], produced commercially for cleaning teeth. The surface is usually coated with [[wax]]. Unwaxed dental floss is used in conservation for cleaning narrow crevices. |
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 12:41, 15 January 2014
Description
1) A short, loosely twisted thread of Cotton or Silk used in embroidery and in the binding of single section pamphlets.
2) A strand of synthetic polymer, either Teflon® or nylon, produced commercially for cleaning teeth. The surface is usually coated with Wax. Unwaxed dental floss is used in conservation for cleaning narrow crevices.
Synonyms and Related Terms
1) Zahnseide (Deut.); tandzijde (Ned.); tandtråd (Sven.); vloszijde (Ned); floretzijde (Ned);
2) seda dental (Esp.)
Authority
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floss (Accessed Nov. 2, 2005)