Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BYS'SUS
BYS'SUS, n. [L. byssus; Gr. βυσσος, fine linen, or cotton.]
- Fine linen, silk, &c.
- The asbestus, composed of parallel fibers, is by some called by this name. – Nicholson.
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