silk (cloth)
61cloth of gold — noun fabric made of wool or silk interwoven with gold threads …
62silk screen — UK / US noun [uncountable] art a method of printing designs on a surface by forcing ink or paint through a thin cloth …
63cloth of gold — noun a tissue of threads of gold and silk or wool …
64History of silk — According to Chinese tradition, the history of silk begins in the 27th century BCE. Its use was confined to China until the Silk Road opened at some point during the latter half of the first millennium BC. China maintained its virtual monopoly… …
65Tussah silk — Tus sah silk [Probably fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.] (a) A silk cloth made from the cocoons of a caterpillar other than the common silkworm, much used in Bengal and China. (b) The silk fiber itself. [Written also {tusseh silk} …
66tusseh silk — Tussah silk Tus sah silk [Probably fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.] (a) A silk cloth made from the cocoons of a caterpillar other than the common silkworm, much used in Bengal and China. (b) The silk fiber itself. [Written also… …
67broad|cloth — «BRD KLTH, KLOTH», noun. 1. a closely woven cotton or silk cloth with a smooth finish, used in making shirts, dresses, and pajamas. 2. a closely woven woolen cloth with a smooth finish, used in making suits, coats, and dresses …
68oiled silk — /ɔɪld ˈsɪlk/ (say oyld silk) noun silk cloth treated with oil …
69Raw silk — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff …
70Virginia silk — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff …
