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WordNet (3.0)
byssus(n) tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface, Syn. beard

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Byssus

‖n.; pl. E. Byssuses L. Byssi. ety>[ L. byssus fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. by`ssos . ] [ 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. ] [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of slender threads. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Asbestus. [ 1913 Webster ]

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A-And the only thing that made it worthwhile was directing that movie. A-And then he tells me that... that he's gonna do it a-and I'm left with maybe the worst production of "Hamlet" in history.Te expello, daemon vilis, in abyssum profundissimum Tartari! Much Ado About Murder (2016)
It's calfskin vellum.The abyssus perfidia.Das ist Pergament aus Kalbsleder. Der Abyssus ist perfide. Book of Hours (2009)
Abyssus abyssum invocat!Abyssus abyssum invocat. Diva (1981)

WordNet (3.0)
byssus(n) tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface, Syn. beard

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Byssus

‖n.; pl. E. Byssuses L. Byssi. ety>[ L. byssus fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. by`ssos . ] [ 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. ] [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of slender threads. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Asbestus. [ 1913 Webster ]

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