silk
/sɪlk/ noun B1- A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider). · We harvested a load of silk from the silkworm farm.
- A thread or yarn made from silk fibers. · This is sewn from silk.
- A fine, soft cloth woven from silk yarn or thread. · I'll buy a couple yards of silk.
- A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks. · She's a master with the silks.
- A parachute.
- An article of clothing made from silk cloth. · He's wearing his silk.
- The garments worn by a jockey displaying the colors of the horse's owner.
- The gown worn by a Senior (i.e., Queen's/King's) Counsel.
Plural silks
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In a wardrobe were many green dresses, made of silk and satin and velvet; and all of them fitted Dorothy exactly.
The soldier now blew upon a green whistle, and at once a young girl, dressed in a pretty green silk gown, entered the room.
It was the sweetest little room in the world, with a soft comfortable bed that had sheets of green silk and a green velvet counterpane.
Dorothy put on a green silk apron and tied a green ribbon around Toto’s neck, and they started for the Throne Room of the Great Oz.
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