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Fuzz

fine, light particles or fibres; loose, volatile matter. Fuzz ball, a kind of fungus or mushroom, which, when pressed, bursts and scatters a fine dust; a puffball.

Origin: cf. Prov. E. Fuzzy that ravels (of silk or cotton), D. Voos spongy, fungous, g. Faser filament. E. Feaze to untwist.


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Hello, I was late going thru Puberty myself. And as a teenager I could only grow a wimpy peach fuzz stache. In my early 20's I grew a slightly better Mustache but no other facial hair. In my late 20's I grew a small mustache and some goatee hairs. It wasn't until I hit ...

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The Fiber Disease

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by Skytroll
Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:57 pm
 
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The Fiber Disease

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by Nadas Moksha
Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:34 pm
 
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The Fiber Disease

... not look like a hairworm birth or what???? The wasp I placed in a wet specimen cup and when I went hours later to place on slide found a white fuzz attached to it. On magnification there were ?fiberworms of all the colors I had previously had seen with the fibers. The photo was taken 3 days ...

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by nettimo
Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:28 am
 
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The Fiber Disease

... puts about half a box of corn startch in her bath water and soaks her entire body, head and lets it trickle into her mouth. She claims that the fuzz just pours out of her and she can actually see the red and black fibers in the water. She says that it gives back here energy and she feels better ...

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by LWilson
Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:50 pm
 
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