silk filament

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• silk — silklike, adj. /silk/, n. 1. the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm. 2. thread made from this fiber. 3. cloth made from this fiber. 4. a garment of this cloth. 5. a gown of such material worn distinctively …   Universalium

• Silk comforter — comforters are now more common throughout the world. Their increasing popularity stems from a combination of factors, including their thermal properties, their light weight, and their natural hypoallergenic properties. The opening of the Chinese… …   Wikipedia

• Silk in the Indian subcontinent — Silk in India as elsewhere, is an item of luxury.For more than four thousand years, this cloth produced from the cocoons of caterpillers, has been associated with crowned heads and riches throughout the different ages. As a designer once said… …   Wikipedia

• silk — [silk] n. [ME silke < OE seoluc, prob. via Slav (as in OPrus silkas) < ? L sericus (or Gr sērikos), silken: see SERGE] 1. the fine, soft, shiny fiber produced by silkworms to form their cocoons 2. thread or fabric made from this fiber 3. a) …   English World dictionary

• Silk — This article is about a natural fiber and the textile woven from it. For other uses, see Silk (disambiguation). Four of the most important domesticated silk worms, together with their adult moth forms, Meyers Konversations Lexikon (1885 1892)… …   Wikipedia

• silk gland — noun silk producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders • Syn: ↑serictery, ↑sericterium • Hypernyms: ↑gland, ↑secretory organ, ↑secretor, ↑secreter • Part Holonyms …   Useful english dictionary

• silk — [[t]sɪlk[/t]] n. 1) tex the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm 2) tex thread made from this fiber 3) tex cloth made from this fiber 4) clo a garment of this cloth 5) clo a gown of such material worn by a… …   From formal English to slang

• Filament — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Filament >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 filament filament line Sgm: N 1 fiber fiber fibril Sgm: N 1 funicle funicle vein Sgm: N 1 hair hair capillament cilium …   English dictionary for students

• silk — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English seolc, sioluc, probably ultimately from Greek sērikos silken more at sericeous Date: before 12th century 1. a fine continuous protein fiber produced by various insect… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• silk — The fibers or filaments obtained from the cocoon of the silkworm. floss s. SYN: dental floss. surgical s. thread prepared from the cocoon filaments of glutinous gum that are spun by the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori; can be obtained in various… …   Medical dictionary

• silk gland — noun Date: 1870 a gland that produces a viscid fluid which is extruded in filaments and hardens into silk on exposure to air: as a. either of a pair of greatly enlarged and modified salivary glands of an insect larva that produce a compound… …   New Collegiate Dictionary