silk

silk  (slk)

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. silks The brightly colored identifying garments of a jockey or harness driver.

3. A silky filamentous material, such as the webbing spun by certain spiders or the styles forming a tuft on an ear of corn.

adj.

Composed of or similar to the fiber or the fabric silk.

intr.v. silked, silk·ing, silks

To develop silk. Used of corn.

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[Middle English, from Old English sioloc, probably of Slavic origin (akin to Old Church Slavonic elk), ultimately from Greek srikon, neuter of srikos, silken; see serge¹.]

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silk

Noun

1. the fine soft fibre produced by a silkworm

2. thread or fabric made from this fibre

3. silks clothing made of this

4. Brit

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 [Old English sioloc]

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silk  (slk)

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 or by spiders to spin webs.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	silk - a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" sarcenet, sarsenet - a fine soft silk fabric often used for linings
	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

Translations

silk [sɪlk] n → seda

cpd → de seda

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silk [sɪlk] n → soie f

cpd → de or en soie

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silk [sɪlk] n → Seide f

adj (dress etc) → Seiden-

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silk [sɪlk] n → seta

cpd → di seta