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Tuftlike mass
Answer for the clue "Tuftlike mass ", 4 letters:
floc
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1921, "mass of fine particles," diminutive of flocculus (see flocculate ).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Floc can refer to: Farm Labor Organizing Committee , a labor union Flake of precipitate that comes out of solution during the process of flocculation Federated Logic Conference Floc de Gascogne , a sweet apéritif made from a blend of grape juice and Armagnac ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid [syn: floccule ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. A floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed. n. A floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed.
Usage examples of floc.
A blue, floc ky rug hung over the side of the bathtub and a rack of polished looking blue towels were rather too precisely aligned to encourage their casual use.
What appeared to be a large nest of wet mattress floc, covered with oil and cotton waste, lay in a parcel of damp newspaper.
This broadens the definition, because many of the self-buoyant microbes and plankton are collected in flocs as well.
He picked up the flimsy garment by the left shoulder, where the original scrap of material was located, and lowered most of the hooded cloak into the box which had held the floc.