floss hole

Metallurgy: 1. A hole at the back of a puddling-furnace, beneath the chimney, at which the slags of the iron pa out of the furnace. 2. The tap-hole of a melting furnace. flo (2), s. [Ital. floscio; O. Fr. flosche =flaccid, soft, weak, from Latin flux us =fluid, from fluo = to flow.] 1. A downy substance observed on the husks of certain fruits. 2. Untwisted filaments of the finest silk, used in embroidery or satin, . 3. The leaves of the reed Canary-gra . flo -silk, 8. The exterior soft envelope of a silkworm's cocoon; the raveled downy silk broken off in the filature. It is carded and spun for various purposes. flo -yarn, subst. Yarn spun from the flo - silk (q. v.). *flos-si-fi-ca-tion, s. [Lat. flos = a flower, and facio = to make.) A flowering; an expansion or opening of flowers; flor if i cation. flo y, a. [Eng. flo ; -y.] Light, downy; like flo -silk. "In a flo y cloud of muslin, lace, and gauzy ribbons." -Mrs. Stowe : Dred, ch. xi.