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floccus

American

[flok-uhs] / ˈflɒk əs /

noun

plural

flocci

a small tuft of woolly hairs.

adjective

Meteorology. (of a cloud) having elements in the form of small, rounded tufts.

floccus British

/ ˈflɒkəs /

noun

a downy or woolly covering, as on the young of certain birds
a small woolly tuft of hair

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adjective

(of a cloud) having the appearance of woolly tufts at odd intervals in its structure

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Etymology

Origin of floccus

1835–45; < Latin: tuft of wool

Example Sentences

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The ornamental braiding is also more probably due to “frock,” Lat. floccus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various

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