Толковый словарь английского языка - silk
Silk
silk
I. noun Usage: often attributive see: sericeous Date: before 12th century a fine continuous protein fiber produced by various insect larvae usually for cocoons, thread, yarn, or fabric made from ~ filaments, 3. a garment of ~, b. a distinctive ~ gown worn by a King's or Queen's Counsel, a King's or Queen's Counsel, the colored cap and blouse of a jockey or harness horse driver made in the registered racing color of the employing stable, 4. a filament resembling ~, ~y material , parachute , ~like adjective II. intransitive verb Date: 1783 to develop the ~
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n. 1 a fine strong soft lustrous fibre produced by silkworms in making cocoons. 2 a similar fibre spun by some spiders etc. 3 thread or cloth made from silk fibre. 4 (in pl.) kinds of silk cloth or garments made from it, esp. as worn by a jockey in a horse-owner's colours. 5 Brit. colloq. Queen's (or King's) Counsel, as having the right to wear a silk gown. 6 (attrib.) made of silk (silk blouse). 7 the silky styles of the female maize-flower. Phrases and idioms silk cotton kapok or a similar substance. silk-fowl a breed of fowl with a silky plumage. silk-gland a gland secreting the substance produced as silk. silk hat a tall cylindrical hat covered with silk plush. silk moth any of various large moths of the family Saturniidae, esp. Hyalophora cecropia. silk-screen printing = screen printing. take silk Brit. become a Queen's (or King's) Counsel. Derivatives silklike adj. Etymology: OE sioloc, seolec (cf. ON silki) f. LL sericum neut. of L sericus f. seres f. Gk Seres an oriental people ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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