English English Dictionary

Byssuslike; consisting of fine fibers or threads, as some very delicate filamentous algae.

of Byssus

Bearing a byssus or tuft.

See Byssus, n., 1.

Made of silk; having a silky or flaxlike appearance.

Byssaceous.

An olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.

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.

Asbestus.

An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of slender threads.

A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk.

of Byssus

One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting.

A secluded, private, or obscure way; a path or road aside from the main one.

The object of a contemptuous saying.

A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency.

Work aside from regular work; subordinate or secondary business.

Alt. of Byzantine

See Byzantine.

A gold coin, so called from being coined at Byzantium. See Bezant.