1) American boy band 2) American superhero 3) Another sleek fabric 4) BBC high definition programme 5) Bombyx mori product 6) Chinese invention 7) Cloth 8) Cocoon covering 9) Cocoon fiber 10) Cocoon makeup 11) Corn detritus 12) Corn tassel 13) Corncob tassel 14) Cr pe de Chine 15) Crepe de chine 16) Epitome of smoothness
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1) Moire
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• (n.) That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize. • (n.) Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material. • (n.) The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that prod...
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(from the article `sapphire`) ...violet to pink). Other colour changes result from exposure to intense radiation. Most sapphire contains abundant microscopic inclusions; ...
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Naval The sailor's black silk 'handkerchief' worn round the throat, is of far great antiquity than as a sign of mourning for Lord Nelson. Originally it was worn in action either round the brow to prevent sweat running into the eyes, or as a general purpose sweat rage, or as a pad to cushion the body against hard knocks or chafe. Commonly kno...
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A fiber obtained from silkworm cocoons.
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A natural filament fiber produced by the silkworm in the construction of its cocoon. Most silk is collected from cultivated worms, Tussah silk, or wild silk, is a thicker, shorter fiber produced by worms in their natural habitat.
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1. The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larvae of Bombyx mori. ... 2. Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material. ... 3. That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female f...
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(silk) the protein filament produced by the larvae of various insects; silk obtained from the cocoons of the silkworm Bombyx mori is washed to remove the gum and braided for use as a nonabsorbable suture material. Silk from which the gum has not been removed, known as virgin silk, is used for extremely fine sutures in o...
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A tough, elastic natural fabric made from material produced with the silk silkworms use to spin their cocoons. Silk is light, cool and extremely comfortable. It absorbs water quickly but like cotton, will not keep you warm when wet. Similar apperance to satin.
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A silk hankerchief.
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Fabric woven using the natural filament cocoon fibers of silk worms. Luxurious, resilient, absorbent, and strong, dyes well, retains shape. Silk is available in many fabrications from sheer chiffon or organza, crepe, dupioni, noil, and shirting to crisp taffeta and heavy satin.
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A whitish cloud of fine inclusions in a stone which cause a star or eye ray effect to be reflected off a gem's surface.
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A type of diffusion filter.
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Silk noun [ Middle English
silk ,
selk , Anglo-Saxon
seolc ,
seoloc ; akin to Icelandic
silki , SW. & Danish
silke ; probably through Slavic from an Oriental source; confer Lithuanian
szilkai , Russian
shelk' , and also Latin
sericum Se...
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A lighting diffusion or reflective material, formerly real silk. (Grip/Lighting)
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A natural filament fiber produced by the silkworm in the construction of its cocoon. Most silk is collected from cultivated caterpillars; Tussah silk, or wild silk, is a thicker, shorter fiber produced by caterpillars in their natural habitat. Most silk comes from Asia, primarily China.
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A natural, soft, and lustrous fibre produced by the silkworm in the making of its cocoon. Most silk is collected from cultivated worms; Tussah silk, or wild silk, is a thicker, shorter fibre produced by worms in their natural habitat.
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a natural fibre produced by spiders and some insects.
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noun a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
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(thread) Natural fibre made from fine soft thread produced by the larva of the silkworm moth when making its cocoon. It is soaked, carefully unwrapped, and used in the manufacture of textiles. The introduction of synthetic fibre originally harmed the silk industry, but rising standards of livi...
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A natural filament fiber produced by the silkworm in the construction of its cocoon. Most silk is collected from cultivated worms; Tussah silk, or wild silk, is a thicker, shorter fiber produced by worms in their natural habitat. All silk comes from Asia, primarily China.
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A natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The best type of silk is obtained from cocoons made by the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori. The shimmering appearance for which silk is prized comes from the fibers triangular prism-like structure which allows silk cloth to refract incoming light at different angl...
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[Fabrics] It is obtained from cocoons of certain species of caterpillars. It is soft and has a brilliant sheen. It is one of the finest textiles. It is also very strong and absorbent.
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A natural fibre, processed to make an absorbent fabric.
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