Constantine wire
n.— «She would have probably written something involving splintered wodden utensils and using constantine wire for floss afterwards.» —“Re: What About Fae? WAS Re: I love Vampires” by Johnny Mayall Usenet: alt.vampyres Apr. 30, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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