watered silk
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Watered silk — is a type of silk fabric which has been passed through a set of rollers as a fabric finishing process, to give the surface a moiré pattern.Other fabrics can be given the same process.Method of productionMoiré effects are produced from two… … Wikipedia
watered silk — n [U] a type of silk with a pattern of waves on it … Dictionary of contemporary English
watered-silk — noun silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern • Syn: ↑moire • Derivationally related forms: ↑moire (for: ↑moire) • Hypernyms: ↑fabric, ↑cloth, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
watered silk — Tabby Tab by, n.; pl. {Tabbies}. [F. tabis (cf. It. tab[ i], Sp. & Pg. tab[ i], LL. attabi), fr. Ar. att[=a]b[=i], properly the name of a quarter of Bagdad where it was made, the quarter being named from the prince Attab, great grandson of Omeyya … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
watered silk — /wɔtəd ˈsɪlk/ (say wawtuhd silk) noun silk which has been finished to produce a wavy or watered appearance; moire …
watered silk — noun silk that has been treated in such a way as to give it a wavy, lustrous finish … English new terms dictionary
watered silk — noun (U) a silk that looks as if it is covered with shiny waves … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
watered-silk retina — shot silk r … Medical dictionary
watered silk — Tabby … New dictionary of synonyms
watered silk — … Useful english dictionary
watered — /waw teuhrd, wot euhrd/, adj. 1. having rivers or streams: an amply watered area. 2. receiving rain or other precipitation. 3. sprinkled, irrigated, etc., with water: a poorly watered garden. 4. having a wavy, lustrous pattern or marking: watered … Universalium
