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91Mill on the Floss — Mill on the Floss, The (1860) a novel by George Eliot about Maggie Tulliver, the daughter of a ↑miller, and her brother, Tom …
92dental floss — dental ,floss noun uncount a substance like very thin string that you use to clean between your teeth …
93dental floss (pants) — n British variant forms of the American floss …
94dental floss — den′tal floss n. den a soft, strong thread used to dislodge food particles from between the teeth • Etymology: 1905–10, amer …
95candy floss — /ˈkændi flɒs/ (say kandee flos) noun → fairy floss (def. 1) …
96dental floss — /ˈdɛntl flɒs/ (say dentl flos) noun soft, waxed thread used for cleaning between the teeth. Also, floss …
97fairy floss — /ˈfɛəri flɒs/ (say fairree flos) noun 1. Also, candy floss. spun sugar, usually brightly coloured, and often served spun on to a stick. 2. something or someone trivial or lacking in substance. –adjective 3. lacking in force of character,… …
98dental floss — ☆ dental floss n. thin, strong thread for removing food particles from between the teeth or plaque from unexposed tooth surfaces …
99can|dy|floss — «KAN dee FLS», noun. British. 1. a spun sugar candy; cotton candy. 2. Figurative. anything flimsy or insubstantial: »There has been a great improvement in the general welfare…and be hanged to the pundits who write off that improvement as… …
100candy floss — noun Date: 1951 1. British cotton candy 2. (usually candyfloss) British something attractive but insubstantial …
