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Definition for BYS'SIN, or BYS'SUS
BY'-SPELL
BYS'SINE
BYS'SIN, or BYS'SUS
, n. [Gr. βυσσος, infra.]
A silk or linen hood. [Not in use.] – Gower.
The thread or fibers by which the genera Pinna, Byssoana and other animals attach themselves to extraneous bodies.
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