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.
(01 Mar 1998)
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