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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024silk /sɪlk/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Textilesthe fiber from the cocoon of the silkworm.
- Textilesthread or cloth made from this fiber.
- Textilesany fiber resembling silk, such as one produced by spiders.
adj. - of or relating to silk.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024silk (silk),USA pronunciation n. - Textilesthe soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
- Textilesthread made from this fiber.
- Textilescloth made from this fiber.
- Clothinga garment of this cloth.
- Clothinga gown of such material worn distinctively by a King's or Queen's Counsel at the English bar.
- silks, the blouse and peaked cap, considered together, worn by a jockey or sulky driver in a race.
- Informal Termsa parachute, esp. one opened aloft.
- any fiber or filamentous matter resembling silk, as a filament produced by certain spiders, the thread of a mollusk, or the like.
- the hairlike styles on an ear of corn.
- Informal Terms, British Terms[Brit. Informal.]
- a King's or Queen's Counsel.
- any barrister of high rank.
- Slang Terms hit the silk, to parachute from an aircraft;
bail out. - British Terms take silk, to become a Queen's or King's Counsel.
adj. - made of silk.
- resembling silk;
silky. - of or pertaining to silk.
v.i. - Botany(of corn) to be in the course of developing silk.
- Gmc); compare seric-
- Greek sērikón silk, noun, nominal use of neuter of sērikós silken, literally, Chinese, derivative of Sêres the Chinese (Russian shëlk, Old Prussian silkas (genitive) "silk'' appear to be
- bef. 900; Middle English (noun, nominal); Old English sioloc, seol(o)c (cognate with Old Norse silki), by uncertain transmission
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: silk /sɪlk/ n - the very fine soft lustrous fibre produced by a silkworm to make its cocoon
- thread or fabric made from this fibre
- (as modifier): a silk dress
- a garment made of this
- a very fine fibre produced by a spider to build its web, nest, or cocoon
- the tuft of long fine styles on an ear of maize
- Brit the gown worn by a Queen's (or King's) Counsel
- informal a Queen's (or King's) Counsel
- take silk ⇒ to become a Queen's (or King's) Counsel
Etymology: Old English sioluc; compare Old Norse silki, Greek sērikon, Korean sir; all ultimately from Chinese ssǔ silkˈsilkˌlike adj |