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songket, a.|ˈsɒŋkɛt|
Also 9 sungkit.
[Malay.]
Of cloth: decorated by interweaving short lengths of gold or silver thread into the material. Also ellipt. as n.
1894N. B. Dennys Descr. Dict. Brit. Malaya 107 Silk sarongs..woven with silk and gold thread are termed kain sungkit. 1953Exhib. Malayan Arts & Crafts (Malayan Agri-Horticultural Assoc.), Hand-woven cloths. The other important category of Malay cloths is that of the kain songket. 1963,1971[see kain]. 1972M. Sheppard Taman Indera 100 (caption), The gift is a piece of silk songket hand woven cloth, folded in the shape of a bird. Ibid. 120 The body of a songket sarong is silk, of a single plain colour. The decoration is carried out with gold or silver thread... The songket sarong is worn today by Malay men of all levels of society when attending social functions, and it is therefore in constant demand. 1972Malay Mail 27 May 9/7 (Advt.), We are offering a very wide range of genuine Malaysian songket. |