What is another word for Byss?

Pronunciation: [bˈa͡ɪs] (IPA)

Byss is a word that has various meanings, including soft fine hair, a silky thread produced by certain molluscs, or a web-like silky structure in certain fungi. It can also refer to a rare fabric, made from the silky fibres secreted by molluscs. For those looking for alternative words that have similar meanings, there are several to choose from. Some synonyms for byss include fiber, silk, filament, thread, and strand. Other words that can be used interchangeably with byss include gossamer, cobweb, fleece, and fluff. So, if you are looking for a suitable alternative to byss in your writing, then these words might come in handy.

What are the hypernyms for Byss?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Byss

  • I had a feeling once about Mathematics, that I saw it all—Depth beyond depth was revealed to me—the Byss and the AByss. I saw, as one might see the transit of Venus—or even the Lord Mayor's Show, a quantity passing through infinity and changing its sign from plus to minus. I saw exactly how it happened and why the tergiversation was inevitable: and how the one step involved all the others. It was like politics. But it was after dinner and I let it go!
    Winston Churchill

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