单词 | paddy-insect |
释义 | > as lemmaspaddy-insect ΚΠ 1892 Nature 21 Jan. 286/2 A very strong silk is made from the grub called the ‘celestial silk-worm’, or, locally, ‘paddy-insect’. This grub is found on a sort of maple. When full-grown it is thrown into boiling vinegar, on which the ‘head’ of the gut, or ‘silk’, appears; this is sharply torn out with both hands. < as lemmas |
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