| 单词 | soft silk |
| 释义 | > as lemmassoft silk b. Of silk: having had its natural gum (sericin) removed, and hence not stiff in texture; degummed. Chiefly in soft silk. Cf. hard adj. 1h. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > treated or processed textiles > [adjective] > silk rawc1350 filoselle1561 reeled1695 soft1769 ungummed1839 marabou1929 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > treated or processed textiles > [noun] > silk > from which gum has been removed soft silk1769 1769 List Prices Weaving Manufactory called Black & Fancy Branch 26 500 Paris-Net made with a Mail, if hard Silk 1 [s.] 0 [d.]..if made with soft Silk Whip 1 [s.] 2 [d.]. ?1791 J. Martin Ess. Art Dying 10 Soft silks, bearing the highest gloss are most favorable to the dyer. 1862 M. Merryweather Exper. Factory Life (ed. 3) iii. 31 In 1847, Messrs. C—— had 195 soft-silk looms at work in this town. 1921 C. Salter tr. A. Ganswindt Dyeing Silk i. 155 The bath temperature must..be modified..being lukewarm for soft silk and hard silk. 2005 B. M. King Silk & Empire i. 14 ‘Soft’ silk (a yarn that had the gum removed), was utilised for more general weaving. < as lemmas |
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