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• 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 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 — 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 — 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 industry — In recent years, China, with strong support from the government, has become the biggest silk producer in the world, but only in terms of total output and output of raw materials. According to the Foreign Economy Department and the Cocoon and Silk …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

• Silk Spectre — Superherobox caption = Laurie Juspeczyk as the Silk Spectre character name = Silk Spectre publisher = DC Comics debut = Watchmen #1 (September 1986) creators = Alan Moore Dave Gibbons John Higgins alter ego = Sally Jupiter (I) Laurie Juspeczyk… …   Wikipedia

• Silk and Bamboo — (Sizhu) Traditional music genre/ensemble The phrase ‘Silk and Bamboo’ is a direct translation of the term sizhu, which refers to any one of the various regional Chinese musical ensembles composed of a combination of mellow sounding string and… …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

• Spider silk — Spider silk, also known as gossamer, is a protein fiber spun by spiders. Spiders use their silk to make webs or other structures, which function as nets to catch other creatures, or as nests or cocoons for protection for their offspring. They can …   Wikipedia

• History of silk — According to Chinese tradition, the history of silk begins in the 27th century BCE. Its use was confined to China until the Silk Road opened at some point during the latter half of the first millennium BC. China maintained its virtual monopoly… …   Wikipedia

• Shot silk — is a textile fabric which is made up of silk woven from warp and weft of two or more different colours producing an iridescent appearance. Shot silks are used mostly to make neckties and other garments. Notably, some forms of academic dress uses… …   Wikipedia

• Leicester Silk Buckingham — (1825 1867) was an English dramatist, who achieved considerable popularity as a playwright, several of his free adaptations of French comedies being produced in London between 1860 and 1867.Early lifeBuckingham, the youngest son of James Silk… …   Wikipedia