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SILK: MADE OF PURE SILK
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silk — [ sılk ] noun ** 1. ) uncount thin smooth cloth made from the fibers produced by an insect called a silkworm: an elegant shirt made of pure Chinese silk a ) only before noun made of silk: an expensive Italian silk suit b ) uncount the THREAD used … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pure — W3S3 [pjuə US pjur] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not mixed)¦ 2¦(complete)¦ 3¦(clean)¦ 4 pure and simple 5¦(morally good)¦ 6¦(colour or sound)¦ 7¦(typical)¦ 8¦(breed/race)¦ 9¦(art or study)¦ 10 pure science/maths etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
silk */*/ — UK [sɪlk] / US noun Word forms silk : singular silk plural silks 1) [uncountable] thin smooth cloth made from the fibres produced by an insect called a silkworm an elegant shirt made of pure Chinese silk a) [only before noun] made of silk an… … English dictionary
Silk in the Indian subcontinent — Silk in India as elsewhere, is an item of luxury.For more than four thousand years, this cloth produced from the cocoons of caterpillers, has been associated with crowned heads and riches throughout the different ages. As a designer once said… … Wikipedia
SILK — (Heb. מֶשִׁי, meshi). Silk is mentioned once in the Bible by Ezekiel (16:10, 13) in his description of the splendid garments of the Israelite woman. The commentators identify this meshi with silk, and there may be an etymological connection… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
silk — [sılk] n [: Old English; Origin: seolc] 1.) [U] a thin smooth soft cloth made from very thin thread which is produced by a silkworm ▪ pure silk stockings ▪ a beautiful dress in raw silk 2.) BrE law a very important lawyer = ↑Queen s Counsel (QC)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Silk — This article is about a natural fiber and the textile woven from it. For other uses, see Silk (disambiguation). Four of the most important domesticated silk worms, together with their adult moth forms, Meyers Konversations Lexikon (1885 1892)… … Wikipedia
Pure Land Buddhism — Amitābha Buddha and his attendant bodhisattvas Avalokiteśvara (right) and Mahāsthāmaprāpta (left) … Wikipedia
silk — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ delicate, fine, thin ▪ soft ▪ pure ▪ artificial … Collocations dictionary
Thai silk — is produced from the cocoons of thai silkworms. Thai weavers, mainly from the Khorat Plateau in the northeast region of Thailand, raise the caterpillars on a steady diet of mulberry leaves. Khorat is the center of the silk industry in Thailand… … Wikipedia
gui|pure — «gih PYUR; French gee pooR», noun. 1. a heavy kind of lace having patterns connected by large, coarse stitches. 2. heavy trimming made of cords, often with wire running through it. ╂[< Middle French guipure < guiper cover with silk <… … Useful english dictionary
