silk

Definitions

1. A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider)
2. A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).
   uncountable
3. A surname originating as an occupation for a seller of silk.
4. A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers
5. A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers.
   countable, uncountable
6. Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes
7. Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes.
   countable, uncountable
8. The gown worn by a Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel
9. The gown worn by a Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel.
   countable, uncountable
10. A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel
11. A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel.
    colloquial, countable, uncountable
12. A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks.
    countable, in-plural, uncountable
13. The garments worn by a jockey displaying the colors of the horse's owner.
    countable, plural-normally, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The thread made of silk was barely visible.”

“It was flood-tide along Fifth Avenue; motor, brougham, and victoria swept by on the glittering current; pretty women glanced out from limousine and tonneau; young men of his own⟳ type⟳, silk-hatted, frock-coated, the crooks of their walking sticks tucked up under their left arms, passed on the Park⟳ side.”

“Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety. She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.”

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