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The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called silk.
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Definitions
- n. The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called silk.
- n. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering.
- n. A small stream of water.
- n. Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present.
- n. a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
- n. a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
- v. use dental floss to clean
- The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; alsocalled silk.
- v:44/n:56 n. a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery v. use dental floss to clean