Noun a variety of silks and satins The robe has butterflies embroidered in silk on the sleeves. the silk of a spider's web
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Noun
The gas, which appears like spider silk around the center, is another reason for the unique naming of this nebula. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 8 Sep. 2022 Like previous years, Dannielynn was dressed to the nines at the 2018 Derby — this time wearing a white silk Southern belle gown with blue hydrangea appliqués from Lesy boutique. Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 According to the magazine, the couple — who married in 2014 — were spotted out to lunch in Santa Barbara on Monday, where Prinsloo reportedly displayed her baby bump in a silk floral dress. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Sep. 2022 This cream uses lipids and silk extract to strengthen, protect, and soften even the most stubborn calluses. Jillian Ruffo, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Sep. 2022 Avoid silk that has a high burning rate that may be increased by dyes and other additives to provide color.oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2022 But then her legs started to twitch, and her abdomen and even her silk-producing spinnerets did so as well. Betsy Mason, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2022 The outfit was completed with a silk black robe for the evening dinner. Phillip Nieto, Fox News, 8 Aug. 2022 Buy corn that has a bright green husk with soft silk that’s golden brown. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2022
Verb
The company’s woven viscose bamboo threads are similar to silk and cashmere, offering luxury while remaining earth-friendly. Jean Chen Smith, Cincinnati.com, 13 May 2020 In the end, a pink silked jockey named Javier Castellano rode City of Light in a victory that won him the the $9 million Pegasus World Cup and Chad Brown rode Bricks and Mortar to win the over $6 million prize Pegasus World Cup Turf. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2019 Strip away silks only and grill the ears inside their husks after a 20-minute soak in cold water. Cheryl Slocum, Country Living, 14 May 2011 Harbison, Fall 2014 His collaboration with Jim Thompson, silks that today are mostly considered for interiors not clothing, is just another example of how designers are increasingly blurring the lines between decor and fashion. Sarah Bray, ELLE Decor, 12 May 2014 Back in the U.S., Variety held its Power of Young Hollywood party, where Zendaya, Charli XCX, Yara Shahidi, and more walked the red (well, black) carpet in everything from Swarovski crystal suits to silk pajamas.vanityfair.com, 11 Aug. 2017 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English seolc, sioluc, probably ultimately from Greek sērikos silken — more at sericeous
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SILK | SILK + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤heavy重磅絲▸➤delicate, fine, thin上等絲綢▸➤soft熟絲▸➤pure純絲綢▸➤artificial人造絲▸➤rich華麗的絲綢◇a drawing room decorated in rich blue and purple silks由華麗的藍色和紫色絲綢裝飾的客廳➤faded褪色的絲綢▸➤watered波紋綢▸➤raw生絲▸➤Chinese, Thai, etc.中國、泰國等絲綢VERB + SILK➤wear身穿絲綢衣服▸➤produce生產絲綢◇fine silks produced in Italy意大利產上等絲綢➤spin, weave紡絲;織絲▸➤be lined with, be trimmed with用絲綢做襯裏;用絲綢做鑲邊SILK + NOUN➤industry, mill絲綢業;絲織廠➤merchant絲綢商人➤moth蠶蛾PREPOSITION➤in silk (= wearing clothes made of silk)穿着絲綢衣服◇ladies in silks and satins穿着錦衣華服的女士➤of silk絲綢的◇an evening dress of pure white silk純白真絲晚禮服