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ˈsilking, (vbl.) n.
[f. silk n. and v. + -ing.]
1. Silken rustling.
1871G. Macdonald W. Combermede I. xiii. 131 The silking of her frock aroused me.
2. The attachment of a piece of silk or other fine material to one or both sides of a sheet of paper in order to strengthen or preserve it.
1943Amer. Archivist VI. 152 The two principal methods of restoration employed at the present time, silking and lamination with cellulose acetate foil, are described below. 1980S. G. Swartzburg Preserving Library Materials vii. 74 The sheets can be strengthened by a covering of a thin sheet of japan tissue, pasted over the original page... This process is often called ‘silking’ because originally a fine chiffon fabric was used.
3. Development of the silk in maize.
1976R. W. Jugenheimer Corn xiii. 206 The most desirable strains of corn over a period of years often have been those in which the individual plants varied considerably in date of silking and tasseling. 1977N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Jan. 13/4 The optimum time for spraying is a fortnight either side of silking. |