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Floss commonly refers to:

Floss may also refer to:

Places

Floß, in English spelling: Floss, a municipality in Bavaria, Germany
Floß (river), in English spelling: Floss, a river of Bavaria, Germany
Floss, Arkansas, an unincorporated community, United States

Art, entertainment, and media

Floss (mixtape), by Injury Reserve
"Floss" (song), by AJ Tracey
Floss McPhee, a character in the soap opera Home and Away
Silken Floss, a character in the comic and film The Spirit

Computing

FLOSS Weekly, a podcast of the twit.tv Network
Free/libre and open-source software

People with the given name

Floss Casasola (1903–1991), a British Honduran teacher involved in the Belizean Independence Movement

People with the surname

Heinrich Joseph Floss (1819–1881), a church historian and theologian
Herbert Floss (1912–1943), an SS functionary of Nazi Germany
Walter J. Floss Jr. (1923–2018), American politician

Other uses

Candy floss, or fairy floss (cotton candy)
Common floss, another name for the shrub Chromolaena odorata
Embroidery floss, thread used in embroidery
Floss flower, another name for Ageratum houstonianum

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+{{wikt}}
-{{Two other uses|embroidery thread|the teeth cleaner|Dental floss|the computing acronym|FLOSS}}
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-[[Image:Borduurgarens.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cotton embroidery floss]]
+'''Floss''' commonly refers to:
-'''Floss''' or '''embroidery floss''' is the common term for stranded [[cotton]] [[yarn|thread]] used for [[embroidery]].<ref name="TCSB">'The Cross Stichers Bible', Jane Greenoff, ISBN 071531470</ref> Floss can also be used to make [[Friendship Bracelet]]s.
+* [[Dental floss]]
+* [[Meat floss]]
+* [[Floss (dance)]]
+'''Floss''' may also refer to:
-Floss is manufactured by several companies, two of the major ones being DMC [http://www.dmc-usa.com/] and Anchor<ref name="TCSB"/>, in a wide range of colours.  A comparatively new trend is overdyed or hand-painted floss.  Some of the major brands are Gentle Art Sampler Threads[http://www.thegentleart.com/ga/home.asp], Weeks Dye Works [http://weeksdyeworks.com/], Crescent Colours,[http://www.crescentcolours.com/] and Six Strand Sweets [http://sixstrandsweets.com/].
-==See also==
+==Places==
+* [[Floß]], in English spelling: Floss, a municipality in Bavaria, Germany
+* [[Floß (river)]], in English spelling: Floss, a river of Bavaria, Germany
+* [[Floss, Arkansas]], an unincorporated community, United States
+==Art, entertainment, and media==
-*[[Embroidery thread]]
+* [[Floss (mixtape)|''Floss'' (mixtape)]], by Injury Reserve
+* [[Floss (song)|"Floss" (song)]], by AJ Tracey
+* [[Floss McPhee]], a character in the soap opera ''Home and Away''
+* [[Silken Floss]], a character in the comic and film ''The Spirit''
+==Computing==
-May also refer to Mary's pusie or hairy beaver.
+*''[[FLOSS Weekly]]'', a podcast of the twit.tv Network
+* [[Free/libre and open-source software]]
+==People with the given name==
+* [[Floss Casasola]] (1903–1991), a British Honduran teacher involved in the Belizean Independence Movement
+==People with the surname==
-<gallery>
+* [[Heinrich Joseph Floss]] (1819–1881), a church historian and theologian
-Image:http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:RisQPvCdmZY8HM:http://dnr.state.il.us/orc/wildlife/virtual_news/images/beaver/beaver_looking_camera.jpg|Big Beaver
+* [[Herbert Floss]] (1912–1943), an SS functionary of Nazi Germany
-</gallery>
+* [[Walter J. Floss Jr.]] (1923–2018), American politician
-==References==
+==Other uses==
+* [[Candy floss]], or fairy floss (cotton candy)
+* [[Common floss]], another name for the shrub ''Chromolaena odorata''
-<references/>
+* [[Embroidery floss]], thread used in embroidery
+* [[Floss flower]], another name for ''Ageratum houstonianum''
-{{textile-arts-stub}}
+==See also==
+* [[Al Flosso]] (1895–1976), American magician
+* [[Gaston Flosse]] (born 1931), French politician
+{{disambiguation|geo|surname}}
-{{embroidery}}
-[[Category:Embroidery equipment]]