1. There were white cotton draperies and violet hangings, held by cords of crimson byssus from silver rings on marble pillars. 庭院各处装饰着白色和紫红色的壁毡，系着纯白色和朱红色的彩带，悬在白大理石柱的银环上；
2. Mordecai left the king's presence clothed in a royal robe of violet and of white cotton, with a large crown of gold and a cloak of crimson byssus. 摩尔德开于是拜别君王出来，身穿紫白相间的御袍，戴着大金冠，披着纯白和朱红色的氅衣。此时稣撒城欢欣雀跃。
3. Limnoperna fortunei can attach to the inner walls of raw water pipe by thread-like byssus and reproduced rapidly, resulting in clogging of pipe and valves. 淡水壳菜依靠足丝附着在管道内壁，并快速大量繁殖，会导致管道、阀门等堵塞。
英英解释
n.
1. tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
