silks

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.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

silks - the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one