floss

as in fur
a soft airy substance or covering used cotton floss to simulate Santa's beard

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Recent Examples of floss For me, simple congee with pickles and pork floss was perfect to help with digestion after more than a week of decadent meals. Amber Gibson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025 Even the magnetic acoustic grilles flex some floss, with a sympathetic curve that hugs each speaker’s rounded top, leaving the front face’s gold logo exposed below. Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 13 May 2024 The Mob leader flosses to kick off the track and takes it back to his humble beginnings running around Harlem. Kyle Denis, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024 Starting from the back of the lid, pull floss up through a hole and count over seven holes clockwise. Katy Kiick Condon, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for floss

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“Floss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floss. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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