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Dental floss   /dˈɛntəl flɑs/   Listen
Dental floss

noun
1.
A soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth.  Synonym: floss.






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"Dental floss" Quotes from Famous Books



... come down on the meat with such force to make any impression on it, that more gets pushed up between your teeth than goes down your alimentary canal; then you spend the balance of the night squandering Japanese dental floss. I unconsciously finish my prayers with "Lord preserve us from the holy trinity of roast beef, roast ...
— Letters of a Dakota Divorcee • Jane Burr

... substances from between the teeth silk or linen floss can be recommended. Holding the thread between the fingers of each hand force it down between two teeth and bring it back and forth. If you have no regular dental floss, use any white silk thread for the purpose. It does not do one much good to brush the teeth if he does not remove decaying and acid-forming matter from between the teeth. The use of dental floss is fully as important as the use of a tooth brush. Where Rigg's disease, or pyorrhea, ...
— Vitality Supreme • Bernarr Macfadden



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