dental floss

noun

: a thread used to clean between the teeth

Examples of dental floss in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Halloween Costumes On a typical Halloween night in the ‘90s, kids roamed the streets trick-or-treating with their vision blurred by flimsy plastic masks held together by a single piece of string that closely resembled dental floss. Alex Vance, Parents, 20 Sep. 2024 The researchers attempted to make connections to dental floss containing PFAS, or microwave popcorn, which typically comes in bags lined with the chemicals. Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2024 Watch out, dental floss—water flossers are coming for the throne. Iman Balagam, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2024 Make necklaces out of colored pasta shapes and dental floss. Jennifer Wolf, Parents, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for dental floss 

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Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dental floss was in 1910

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“Dental floss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dental%20floss. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

dental floss

noun
: a thread used to clean between the teeth

Medical Definition

dental floss

noun
: a thread used to clean between the teeth

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