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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

silk [sɪlk] n → soie f

cpd → de or en soie

silk [sɪlk] n → Seide f

adj (dress etc) → Seiden-

silk [sɪlk] n → seta

cpd → di seta

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silk

n silk [silk]

1 very fine, soft threads made by silkworms. sy حَرير коприна hedvábí silke die Seide μετάξι seda siidniit ابريشم silkki soie מֶשִי रेशम svila, svilena nit selyem benang sutera silki(þráður) seta 絹 명주실 šilkas zīds sutera zijde silke jedwab seda mătase шёлк hodváb svila svila silke เส้นไหม ipek 絲；綢 шовк, шовкові нитки ریشم کا دھاگا tơ 丝；绸

2 thread, cloth etc made from this The dress was made of silk; (also adjective ) a silk dress. sy ثَوب حَريري копринена дреха (z) hedvábí silke; silke- die Seide, seiden-... κτ. φτιαγμένο από μετάξι, μεταξωτός (de) seda siid ابريشمي silkki (en/de) soie מֶשִי रेशम का धागा svilena tkanina selyem sutera silki(vefnaður/klæði) seta; di seta 絹糸 비단 šilkas; šilkinis zīds; zīda- sutera zijde silketråd/-stoff osv. jedwabny seda (de) mătase шёлк hodváb; hodvábny svila svila siden ผ้าไหม ipek(li) 絲織品 шовк, шовкова тканина اس سے بنے کپڑے tơ, lụa 丝织品

adj ˈsilky

soft, fine and rather shiny like silk. syagtig حَريري копринен hedvábný silkeagtig seidig μεταξένιος, απαλός sedoso, suave siidpehme ابريشمي silkinpehmeä soyeux מִשיִי रेशमी poput svile, svilenast selymes seperti sutera silki-; silkimjúkur setoso 絹のような (비단처럼) 부드러운 (švelnus) kaip šilkas zīdains seperti sutera zijdeachtig silke-, silkeglatt jedwabisty sedoso mătăsos шелковистый hodvábny svilen svilen silkeslen, silkesaktig, sidenglänsande นุ่มเหมือนเส้นไหม ipek gibi 絲一樣的 шовковистий نرم، ریشمی mềm, mịn, như tơ 丝一样的

n ˈsilkiness

sysag حَريريَّه кадифеност hedvábnost silkeagtighed das Seidige απαλότητα suavidad siidisus نرمي silkinpehmeys aspect soyeux רַכּוּת मुलायमपन, चिकनापन izgled (mekoća) svile selymes(fényű)ség kehalusan (silki)mÿkt setosità 絹のような柔かさ 비단 같음; 부드러움 švelnumas zīdainums kehalusan seperti sutera zijdeachtigheid silkemykhet jedwabistość maciez aspect mătăsos шелковистость hodvábnosť svilnatost svilenost silkeslenhet ความนุ่มเหมือนไหม ipek gibi yumuşaklık 柔滑 шовковистість ریشم کی طرح ملائمیت sự mềm mịn như tơ 柔滑

n ˈsilkworm

the caterpillar of certain moths, which makes silk. sywurm دودَة حَرير، دودَة قَز копринена буба bourec morušový silkeorm die Seidenraupe μεταξοσκώληκας gusano de seda siidiuss كرم ابريشم silkkiäistoukka ver à soie תוֹלַעַת מֶשִי रेशम का कीड़ा svilac, dudov prelac selyemhernyó ulat sutera silkiormur baco da seta かいこ 누에 šilkaverpis zīdtārpiņš ulat sutera zijderups silkeorm jedwabnik bicho da seda vierme de mătase тутовый шелкопряд priadka morušová sviloprejka svilena buba silkesmask ตัวไหม ipek böceği 蠶 шовкопряд ریشم کا حشرہ con tằm 蚕