silk (cloth)

  • 31cloth — [klôth, kläth] n. pl. cloths [klôthz, kläthz; ] also [ klôths, kläths ] for [ “] kinds of cloth [ ] [ME < OE clath, cloth, hence garment, akin to clithan, to stick, clitha, poultice < IE * gleit (> Ger kleid, dress) < base * glei , to …

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  • 32silk-screen process — n. a stencil method of printing a flat color design through a piece of silk or other fine cloth on which all parts of the design not to be printed have been stopped out by an impermeable film silk screen vt. * * * …

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  • 33silk screen — adj [only before noun] silk screen prints are made by forcing paint or ink onto a surface through a stretched piece of cloth >silk screen n …

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  • 34silk-screen process — n. a stencil method of printing a flat color design through a piece of silk or other fine cloth on which all parts of the design not to be printed have been stopped out by an impermeable film silk screen vt …

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  • 35cloth binding — cloth binding, a book binding of cotton cloth, embossed silk, or any plastic impregnated cloth over stiff boards …

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  • 36silk·worm — /ˈsılkˌwɚm/ noun, pl worms [count] : a caterpillar that produces silk which is used to make thread or cloth …

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  • 37silk screen — silk ,screen noun uncount a method of printing designs on a surface by forcing ink or paint through a thin cloth …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 38Cloth of gold — This article is about the fabric. For the snail, see Conus textile. For the 16th century event, see Field of Cloth of Gold. Cloth of gold is a fabric woven with a gold wrapped or spun weft referred to as a spirally spun gold strip . In most cases …

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  • 39cloth of gold — a fabric woven wholly or partly of gold thread especially for ceremonial use * * * cloth of gold Cloth woven of threads of gold and silk or wool • • • Main Entry: ↑cloth * * * cloth of gold, cloth made of gold threads woven with silk or wool… …

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  • 40silk — /sɪlk / (say silk) noun 1. the fine, soft, lustrous fibre obtained from the cocoon of the silkworm. 2. thread made of this fibre. 3. cloth made of this fibre. 4. a garment of this cloth. 5. the gown of such material, worn distinctively by a Queen …