silk

[US]/sɪlk/
[UK]/sɪlk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. delicate and fine fabric made from the fibers produced by silkworms; a type of luxurious textile
adj. relating to or made of silk; luxurious and smooth like silk
vi. to be in the stage of growing long hairs

Phrases & Collocations

silk fabric

silk dress

silkworm

silk pillowcase

silk scarf

silk production

silky smooth

silk industry

silk road

silk screen

raw silk

real silk

silk ribbon

silk screen printing

spun silk

silk thread

pure silk

tussah silk

mulberry silk

silk yarn

silk protein

spider silk

silk screening

silk spinning

artificial silk

silk flower

silk goods

Example Sentences

Silk is on the advance.

silk with a paisley figure.

a silk ball gown.

a paisley silk tie.

a snoot silk shirt.

Nylon and silk differ.

a beautiful silk gown

Silk is the speciality of this village.

snazzy little silk dresses.

the silk was slightly rough to the touch.

a silk conditioning house

blue silk shot with gold

distinguish between silk and rayon

The colour in this silk material will not fade.

the Silk Road across Asia to the West.

Real-world Examples

And it's this -- it's spider silk.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) August 2022 Collection

Without worms, there is no silk, no sheep, there's no wool.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Some pieces of silk were left plain.

Source: The Economist - Technology

The principle of extracting raw silk hasn't changed since it's discovered.

Source: Beautiful China

Leaves and silk together are stronger than silk alone.

Source: American Elementary School English 5

I shall bring you dark-green watered silk for a frock to match the bonnet.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Silk shirts slip off the brass.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

The first lady handed over the vanilla silk, off-the-shoulder gown during a ceremony in Washington.

Source: AP Listening October 2017 Collection

Good afternoon, I've off to Walden to buy some silk for Lady Braybrooke's new hat.

Source: Victoria Kitchen

We need to produce more textiles, especially silk and cotton.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

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