byssus
n . 古代的亚麻布[木乃伊]
古代的亚麻布[木乃伊]
byssus n 1 :
tuft of strong filaments by which e .
g .
a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface [
synonym : {
byssus }, {
beard }]
Byssus \
Bys "
sus \,
n .;
pl .
E . {
Byssuses };
L . {
Byssi }.[
L .
byssus fine flax ,
fine linen or cotton ,
Gr .
by `
ssos .]
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1913 Webster ]
1 .
A cloth of exceedingly fine texture ,
used by the ancients .
It is disputed whether it was of cotton ,
linen ,
or silk .
[
Written also {
byss }
and {
byssin }.]
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Zool .)
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 .
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1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Bot .)
An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of slender threads .
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1913 Webster ]
4 .
Asbestus .
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1913 Webster ]
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