Main Entry: ³flock

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English flok, from Anglo-French, from Latin floccus

Date: 13th century

1 : a tuft of wool or cotton fiber
2 : woolen or cotton refuse used for stuffing furniture and mattresses
3 : very short or pulverized fiber used especially to form a velvety pattern on cloth or paper or a protective covering on metal
4 : floc