The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called silk.

Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering.

A body feather of an ostrich. Flosses are soft, and gray from the female and black from the male.

Free (and) Libre Open Source Software

Conventionally, the source code that runs proprietary software – in operating systems like Windows or Macintosh OS – is not released to us, its users. Essentially, we license the code’s functionality from the manufacturer and they own and prohibit access to the code itself. Free, Libre or Open Source Software (FLOSS) is any computer software distributed under licenses (see GNU General Public License or Creative Commons or Linux) that allows others to copy, modify and redistribute the source code.

"Free/Libre and Open Source Software"

Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present.

material for tying flies.

Wikipedia Definition: FLOSS

A small stream of water.