SILK
\sˈɪlk], \sˈɪlk], \s_ˈɪ_l_k]\
Definitions of SILK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material.
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That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material.
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That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize.
By Noah Webster.
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A fine, soft, lustrous substance made from threads spun by various insect larvae to form their cocoons; any similar thread, as that spun by a spider; fabric or garments made of silk; anything like silk; as, the silk on an ear of corn.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The delicate, soft thread produced by certain caterpillars: thread or cloth woven from it.
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Pertaining to or consisting of silk.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Silken; silky.
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A delicate, glossy, fibrous substance produced by the larvae of silkworms, to form their cocoons.
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Cloth or garments made of silk.
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Anything silky.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Sericum.
By Robley Dunglison
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