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Meaning of sea silk | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An extremely fine, rare and valuable fabric produced from the long silky filaments or byssus excreted by several molluscs (particularly Pinna nobilis, rough penshell) by which they attach themselves to the sea bed.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Русский виссо́н

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sea skater sea skimmer sea skimming sea slater sea slug sea smoke

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