Definition of byss

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of byss is as below...

Byss (n.) See Byssus, n., 1..

Lern More About Byss

Jaal Goat :: "Jaal goat () A species of wild goat (Capra Nubiana) found in the mountains of Abyssinia, Upper Egypt, and Arabia; -- called also beden, and jaela..
Amharic :: Amharic (n.) The Amharic language (now the chief language of Abyssinia).
Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To draw into an abyss or gulf; to ingulf; to absorb -- usually followed by up.
Mantle :: Mantle (n.) The external fold, or folds, of the soft, exterior membrane of the body of a mollusk. It usually forms a cavity inclosing the gills. See Illusts. of Buccinum, and Byssus..
Zimb :: Zimb (n.) A large, venomous, two-winged fly, native of Abyssinia. It is allied to the tsetse fly, and, like the latter, is destructive to cattle..
Byssiferous :: Byssiferous (a.) Bearing a byssus or tuft.
Deep :: Deep (n.) That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an abyss; a great depth..
Byssi :: Byssi (pl. ) of Byssu.
Coffee :: Coffee (n.) The beans or berries (pyrenes) obtained from the drupes of a small evergreen tree of the genus Coffea, growing in Abyssinia, Arabia, Persia, and other warm regions of Asia and Africa, and also in tropical America..
Byssuses :: Byssuses (pl. ) of Byssu.
Abyssal :: Abyssal (a.) Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable..
Beard :: Beard (n.) The byssus of certain shellfish, as the muscle..
Chasm :: Chasm (n.) A deep opening made by disruption, as a breach in the earth or a rock; a yawning abyss; a cleft; a fissure..
Deep :: Deep (n.) That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss..
Byssus :: Byssus (n.) A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk..
Abyss :: Abyss (n.) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit..
Bottomless :: Bottomless (a.) Without a bottom; hence, fathomless; baseless; as, a bottomless abyss..
Abysm :: Abysm (n.) An abyss; a gulf.
Byssaceous :: Byssaceous (a.) Byssuslike; consisting of fine fibers or threads, as some very delicate filamentous algae..
Byss :: Byss (n.) See Byssus, n., 1..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us