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Silk Definition

silk

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Etymology

Old English sioloc, seolc. The immediate source is uncertain; it probably reached English via the Baltic trade routes (cognates in Old Norse silki, Russian шёлк, obsolete Lithuanian zilkaĩ), all ultimately from late Latin sericum, neuter of Latin Sericus, from Greek σηρικός, ultimately from an Oriental language (represented now by e.g. Chinese 絲 (sī) ‘silk’). Compare Seres.

Pronunciation

Noun

Wikipedia has an article on: Silk

Wikipedia silk (plural silks)

  1. (uncountable) A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).
    The silk thread was barely visible.
  2. (uncountable) A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers.
    I had a small square of silk, but it wasn't enough to make what I wanted.
  3. The gown worn by a Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel
  4. (colloquial) a Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel

Derived terms

Terms derived from silk
  • silky
  • silkweaver
  • silkweaving

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