Silk
noun
A soft, light, and highly valued fabric made from the threads that silkworms produce to build cocoons.
She bought a new dress made of pure silk.
Often appears as...
- silk road
- silk dress
noun
The threads, or the cocoon, that is produced by a silkworm.
Silkworms spin silk to make their cocoons.
Often appears as...
- raw silk
- spun silk
adjective
Made of silk, or like silk in being soft, light, and very fine.
She wore a silk scarf around her neck.
Often appears as...
- silk robe
- silk tie
noun
A type of very thin spaghetti.
She cooked the angel hair pasta, also called silk, for dinner.
Often appears as...
- silk pasta
- angel hair silk
noun
A person who has received an honor or appointment to a special position, for example, a lawyer who becomes a senior counsel in UK law is said to 'take silk'.
After many years of hard work, she finally took silk.
Often appears as...
- take silk
- silk appointment
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
A soft, light, and highly valued fabric made from the threads that silkworms produce to build cocoons.
She bought a new dress made of pure silk.
Often appears as...
- silk road
- silk dress
noun
The threads, or the cocoon, that is produced by a silkworm.
Silkworms spin silk to make their cocoons.
Often appears as...
- raw silk
- spun silk
adjective
Made of silk, or like silk in being soft, light, and very fine.
She wore a silk scarf around her neck.
Often appears as...
- silk robe
- silk tie
noun
A type of very thin spaghetti.
She cooked the angel hair pasta, also called silk, for dinner.
Often appears as...
- silk pasta
- angel hair silk
noun
A person who has received an honor or appointment to a special position, for example, a lawyer who becomes a senior counsel in UK law is said to 'take silk'.
After many years of hard work, she finally took silk.
Often appears as...
- take silk
- silk appointment
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Luxury Connotation
Silk is often associated with luxury and high quality in clothing and fabric descriptions.
The designer's silk collection symbolized opulence.
Pro Tip 2/2Historical Significance
Silk has historical importance, especially related to the Silk Road, which emphasizes its value over time.
Ancient traders valued silk as highly as gold.
Pro Tip 1/2Luxury Connotation
Silk is often associated with luxury and high quality in clothing and fabric descriptions.
The designer's silk collection symbolized opulence.
Pro Tip 2/2Historical Significance
Silk has historical importance, especially related to the Silk Road, which emphasizes its value over time.
Ancient traders valued silk as highly as gold.
Pro Tip 1/2Luxury Connotation
Silk is often associated with luxury and high quality in clothing and fabric descriptions.
The designer's silk collection symbolized opulence.
Pro Tip 2/2Historical Significance
Silk has historical importance, especially related to the Silk Road, which emphasizes its value over time.
Ancient traders valued silk as highly as gold.
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Video examples
The Silk Road:...
are now circumvented through super sonic vehicles, cross-continental communication cables, and signals beamed through space rather than caravans traveling for months, none of it would have been possible without the pioneering cultures whose efforts created the Silk history's first world wide web.
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Where do genes come...
Other species have genes of their own. A spider has genes for spider silk. An oak tree has genes for chlorophyll, which turns sunlight into wood. So where did all those genes come from? It depends on the gene. Scientists suspect that life started on Earth about 4 billion years ago.
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Fiorenzo Omenetto: Silk,...
And so we marvel at silk worms -- the silk worm you see here spinning its fiber. The silk worm does a remarkable it uses these two ingredients, protein and water, that are in its gland, to make a material that is exceptionally tough for protection --
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How Spiders Use...
It typically begins at high pointy areas where the Earth's electric field is the strongest. First, a spider drops an anchor silk to secure itself. Then, it raises its two front legs in the air,
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The building of...
curiosity by the age of fourteen he had enrolled as a goldsmith in the silk guild Lata della seta where he made gold and silver thread to be woven into tapestries sold throughout the world
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Flying Spiders! PIPE Animal...
strategy helping them to avoid competition start a new colony or even find more food in fact their silk superhighway is so successful some tiny travelers have been found an astonishing
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Cell membranes are way...
Cell membranes are structures of contradictions. These oily films are hundreds of times thinner than a strand of spider silk, yet strong enough to protect the delicate contents of
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
like a real-life Spider Woman she sprays strands of silk they one long continuous flow the threads fan out like a sail and
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Best Spider Moments PIPE...
like a real-life spider woman she sprays strands of silk in one long continuous flow the threads fan out like a sail and
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Real-Life Spider Shoots...
Like a real-life Spider-Woman, she sprays strands of silk in one long, continuous flow.
Video examples
The Silk Road:...
are now circumvented through super sonic vehicles, cross-continental communication cables, and signals beamed through space rather than caravans traveling for months, none of it would have been possible without the pioneering cultures whose efforts created the Silk history's first world wide web.
Video examples
Where do genes come...
Other species have genes of their own. A spider has genes for spider silk. An oak tree has genes for chlorophyll, which turns sunlight into wood. So where did all those genes come from? It depends on the gene. Scientists suspect that life started on Earth about 4 billion years ago.
Video examples
Fiorenzo Omenetto: Silk,...
And so we marvel at silk worms -- the silk worm you see here spinning its fiber. The silk worm does a remarkable it uses these two ingredients, protein and water, that are in its gland, to make a material that is exceptionally tough for protection --
Video examples
How Spiders Use...
It typically begins at high pointy areas where the Earth's electric field is the strongest. First, a spider drops an anchor silk to secure itself. Then, it raises its two front legs in the air,
Video examples
The building of...
curiosity by the age of fourteen he had enrolled as a goldsmith in the silk guild Lata della seta where he made gold and silver thread to be woven into tapestries sold throughout the world
Video examples
Flying Spiders! PIPE Animal...
strategy helping them to avoid competition start a new colony or even find more food in fact their silk superhighway is so successful some tiny travelers have been found an astonishing
Video examples
Cell membranes are way...
Cell membranes are structures of contradictions. These oily films are hundreds of times thinner than a strand of spider silk, yet strong enough to protect the delicate contents of
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
like a real-life Spider Woman she sprays strands of silk they one long continuous flow the threads fan out like a sail and
Video examples
Best Spider Moments PIPE...
like a real-life spider woman she sprays strands of silk in one long continuous flow the threads fan out like a sail and
Video examples
Real-Life Spider Shoots...
Like a real-life Spider-Woman, she sprays strands of silk in one long, continuous flow.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Erin Wasson
American Model
My perspective is hard because I look at wardrobe from very much a guy's perspective. You look at my closet and I have pairs of black jeans and five button-downs, but one's silk, one's cotton. They all are slightly different, so that's my perspective.
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Miranda Kerr
Australian Model
When I get home, I'm not the boss like I am at work - I slip into a more feminine role. I take everything off and put on my Stella McCartney silk robe. I'll put on a red lip or red nails, and it lifts my mood. Sexy underwear also gives you a spark.
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Cheryl Hayashi
American Scientist
You don't work with spiders very long before you start noticing how important silk is to their life and just how special that is for spiders.
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Henry B. Eyring
American Leader
The gospel may not make a sow's ear into a silk purse, but it will make everybody better if they live it. I've tried it. It stands the test.
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Jeanne Damas
Author
I love working with silk because I loved it paired with jeans: it has a vintage feel; it's easy for dinners out.
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Leo Sayer
English Musician
I particularly love the silk in Jakarta, the shoes in Tokyo and the amazing cloth from Thailand and Malaysia.
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Sofia Richie
American Celebrity
My personal style: trenches, high-waisted pants, pantsuits, silks.
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Matt LeBlanc
American Actor
I don't like silk underwear. They don't do the job, you know?
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Alan Rickman
British Actor
I have a love-hate relationship with white silk.
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Joseph Stalin
Georgian Leader
You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.
Quote examples
Erin Wasson
American Model
My perspective is hard because I look at wardrobe from very much a guy's perspective. You look at my closet and I have pairs of black jeans and five button-downs, but one's silk, one's cotton. They all are slightly different, so that's my perspective.
Quote examples
Miranda Kerr
Australian Model
When I get home, I'm not the boss like I am at work - I slip into a more feminine role. I take everything off and put on my Stella McCartney silk robe. I'll put on a red lip or red nails, and it lifts my mood. Sexy underwear also gives you a spark.
Quote examples
Cheryl Hayashi
American Scientist
You don't work with spiders very long before you start noticing how important silk is to their life and just how special that is for spiders.
Quote examples
Henry B. Eyring
American Leader
The gospel may not make a sow's ear into a silk purse, but it will make everybody better if they live it. I've tried it. It stands the test.
Quote examples
Jeanne Damas
Author
I love working with silk because I loved it paired with jeans: it has a vintage feel; it's easy for dinners out.
Quote examples
Leo Sayer
English Musician
I particularly love the silk in Jakarta, the shoes in Tokyo and the amazing cloth from Thailand and Malaysia.
Quote examples
Sofia Richie
American Celebrity
My personal style: trenches, high-waisted pants, pantsuits, silks.
Quote examples
Matt LeBlanc
American Actor
I don't like silk underwear. They don't do the job, you know?
Quote examples
Alan Rickman
British Actor
I have a love-hate relationship with white silk.
Quote examples
Joseph Stalin
Georgian Leader
You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.
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