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1. (n.) byssus
a collection of silky filaments by which certain mollusks attach themselves to rocks.
2. byssus
an ancient cloth, thought to be of linen, cotton, or silk.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L < Gk býssos a fine cotton or linen < Semitic)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) byssus, beard
tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
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1. (noun) byssus
a cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk
2. (noun) byssus
a tuft of long, tough filaments which are formed in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the valves of certain bivalve mollusks, as the Pinna and Mytilus, by which they attach themselves to rocks, etc
3. (noun) byssus
an obsolete name for certain fungi composed of slender threads
4. (noun) byssus
asbestus
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