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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
1) A short, loosely twisted thread of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cotton cotton] or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silk silk] used in embroidery and in the binding of single section pamphlets.  
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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 [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Teflon%C2%AE Teflon®] or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=nylon nylon], produced commercially for cleaning teeth. The surface is usually coated with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wax wax]. Unwaxed dental floss is used in conservation for cleaning narrow crevices.
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  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 ==
  

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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.
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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

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