silkingn.

Etymology: < silk n. and adj., silk v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsilking.

1. Silken rustling.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > rustling

whisping1379

rustlinga1387

flushinga1398

ruffling1440

stichling?1553

brustling1589

rustle1624

rash1671

titter1853

fidget1860

gush1866

reesle1866

frou-frou1870

silking1871

1871 G. MacDonald Wilfrid Cumbermede 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.

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society > communication > book > manufacture or production of books > book-binding > [noun] > arrangement or treatment of sheets

gathering1683

interleafing1870

interleaving1885

inlaying1894

quiring1922

silking1943

1943 Amer. Archivist VI. 152 The two principal methods of restoration employed at the present time, silking and lamination with cellulose acetate foil, are described below.

1980 S. 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.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > maize > silky filaments > development of

silking1976

1976 R. 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.

1977 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Jan. 13/4 The optimum time for spraying is a fortnight either side of silking.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	silking
释义	silkingn. Etymology: < silk n. and adj., silk v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsilking. 1. Silken rustling. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > rustling whisping1379 rustlinga1387 flushinga1398 ruffling1440 stichling?1553 brustling1589 rustle1624 rash1671 titter1853 fidget1860 gush1866 reesle1866 frou-frou1870 silking1871 1871 G. MacDonald Wilfrid Cumbermede 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. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > manufacture or production of books > book-binding > [noun] > arrangement or treatment of sheets gathering1683 interleafing1870 interleaving1885 inlaying1894 quiring1922 silking1943 1943 Amer. Archivist VI. 152 The two principal methods of restoration employed at the present time, silking and lamination with cellulose acetate foil, are described below. 1980 S. 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. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > maize > silky filaments > development of silking1976 1976 R. 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. 1977 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Jan. 13/4 The optimum time for spraying is a fortnight either side of silking. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1871
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