Defenition of the word silk

• Defenition of the word silk

  • One of the finest textiles, obtained from cocoons of certain species of caterpillars; it is soft, very strong and absorbent and has a brilliant sheen.
  • Made of silk.
  • a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
  • fibers from silkworm cocoons provide threads for knitting
  • animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders

Hyponyms for the word silk

• • sarcenet
  • sarsenet

Hypernyms for the word silk

• • animal fiber
  • animal fibre
  • cloth
  • fabric
  • material
  • textile

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