Silk - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders
Extra examples
The robe has butterflies embroidered in silk on the sleeves.
His practice quickly grew and he took silk (=became a QC) in 1988.
He dressed expensively, wore hand-made shoes and pure silk shirts.
What's a good way to remove stains from a silk dress?
The dress is made out of a beautiful silk cloth.
She spun the silk into thread.
They import fine silk textiles from China.
...while traveling the ancient Silk Road, traders were constant prey to cutthroats and thieves...
...likes to wear silk undies...
...in Gainsborough's paintings women are almost always portrayed in a varicolored vestiary of satin and silk...
His dirty shirt and broken silk stockings.
The different dispositions of wool, silk, etc. to unite with the colouring particles.
This silk drapes beautifully.
The dressmaker faced the inside of the woollen suit with silk.
The dark silk dress was fastened at the breast with a great gold clasp.
Word forms
singular: silk
plural: silks
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