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silk
(sĭlk)n.
1.
a. A fine lustrous fiber composed mainly of fibroin and produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons, especially the strong, elastic, fibrous secretion of silkworms used to make thread and fabric.
b. Thread or fabric made from this fiber.
c. A garment made from this fabric.
2.
a. A silky filamentous material spun by a spider or an insect such as a webspinner.
b. A silky filamentous material produced by a plant, such as the styles forming a tuft on an ear of corn.
3. silks The brightly colored identifying garments of a jockey or harness driver.
adj.
Composed of or similar to the fiber or the fabric silk.
intr.v. silked, silk·ing, silks
To develop silk. Used of corn.
[Middle English, from Old English sioloc, probably of Slavic origin (akin to Old Church Slavonic šelkŭ), ultimately from Greek sērikon, neuter of sērikos, silken; see serge1.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
silk
(sɪlk)n
1. (Zoology) the very fine soft lustrous fibre produced by a silkworm to make its cocoon
2. (Textiles)
a. thread or fabric made from this fibre
b. (as modifier): a silk dress.
3. (Clothing & Fashion) a garment made of this
4. (Zoology) a very fine fibre produced by a spider to build its web, nest, or cocoon
5. (Botany) the tuft of long fine styles on an ear of maize
6. (Law)
a. the gown worn by a Queen's (or King's) Counsel
b. informal a Queen's (or King's) Counsel
c. take silk to become a Queen's (or King's) Counsel
vb
(Botany) (intr) US and Canadian (of maize) to develop long hairlike styles
[Old English sioluc; compare Old Norse silki, Greek sērikon, Korean sir; all ultimately from Chinese ssǔ silk]
ˈsilkˌlike adj
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
silk
(sɪlk)n.
1. the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
2. thread made from this fiber.
3. cloth made from this fiber.
4. a garment of this cloth.
5. a gown of such material worn by a King's or Queen's Counsel at the English bar.
6. Brit. Informal. a King's or Queen's Counsel.
7. silks, the blouse and peaked cap, considered together, worn by a jockey or sulky driver.
8. any fiber or filamentous matter resembling silk, as a filament produced by certain spiders or the thread of a mollusk.
9. the hairlike styles on an ear of corn.
adj. 10. made of silk.
11. of, pertaining to, or resembling silk.
v.i. 12. (of corn) to be in the course of developing silk.
Idioms: hit the silk, Slang. to parachute from an aircraft.
[before 900; Old English sioloc, seol(o)c, ultimately < Greek sērikós silken, literally, Chinese, derivative of Sêres the Chinese; compare sericeous]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
silk
(sĭlk)1. A fiber produced by silkworms to form cocoons. Silk is strong, flexible, and fibrous, and is essentially a long continuous strand of protein. It is widely used to make thread and fabric.
2. A substance similar to the silk of the silkworm but produced by other insect larvae and by spiders to spin webs.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
silk
- floss - A word for untwisted filaments of silk used in making embroidery or satin.
- lame - A material consisting of silk or other yarns interwoven with metallic threads.
- scroop - The rustle of silk.
- tabby - The common tabby cat derives its name from silk with a wavy pattern, from Arabic utabi, the name of the quarter in Baghdad where the silk was made.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
silk
Past participle: silked
Gerund: silking
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| Noun | 1. |  silk - a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae |
| 2. | silk - animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders animal fiber, animal fibre - fiber derived from animals |
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Translations
ثَوب حَريريحَريرحَرِير
hedvábí
silke
silkki
svila
silki
絹
비단
kaip šilkasšilkasšilkaverpisšilkinisšvelnus kaip šilkas
zīda-zīds
hodváb
svila
siden
ไหม
lụa tơ tằm
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
silk
[ˈsɪlk] n → soie f
modif [blouse, dress, handkerchief, pyjamas, sheets, stockings, tie] → en soie; [flowers] → en soie
a silk scarf → un foulard en soiesilk route n
the silk route → la route de la soiesilk-screen print silkscreen print [ˈsɪlkskriːn] n → sérigraphie fsilk-screen printing silkscreen printing [ˈsɪlkskriːn] n → sérigraphie f
a silk scarf → un foulard en soiesilk route n
the silk route → la route de la soiesilk-screen print silkscreen print [ˈsɪlkskriːn] n → sérigraphie fsilk-screen printing silkscreen printing [ˈsɪlkskriːn] n → sérigraphie f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
silk
n
→ Seide f; (= silk dress) → Seidene(s) nt, → Seidenkleid nt; dressed in beautiful silks → in herrliche Seidengewänder gekleidet; dressed in silks and satins → in Samt und Seide (gekleidet)
(Brit, Jur, = barrister) → Kronanwalt m → /-anwältin f; (= gown) → Seidengewand nt; to take silk → Kronanwalt werden
silks pl (= racing colours) → (Renn)farben pl
adj → Seiden-, seiden; silk tie → Seidenkrawatte f; the dress is silk → das Kleid ist aus Seide; you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear (Prov) → aus einem Ackergaul kann man kein Rennpferd machen (prov)
silk
:silk moth
n → Seidenspinner m
silk screen
n → Seidensieb nt; (also silk-screen printing) → Seidensiebdruck m
silk stocking
n → Seidenstrumpf m
silk-stocking
adj (US) → vornehm
silkworm
n → Seidenraupe f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
silk
(silk) noun1. very fine, soft threads made by silkworms.
2. thread, cloth etc made from this. The dress was made of silk; (also adjective) a silk dress.
ˈsilky adjective soft, fine and rather shiny like silk.
ˈsilkiness nounˈsilkworm noun
the caterpillar of certain moths, which makes silk.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
silk
→ حَرِير hedvábí silke Seide μετάξι seda silkki soie svila seta 絹 비단 zijde silke jedwab seda шелк siden ไหม ipek lụa tơ tằm 丝绸Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
silk
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