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1 silk
[silk]1) (very fine, soft threads made by silkworms.) silki(þráður)2) (thread, cloth etc made from this: The dress was made of silk; ( also adjective) a silk dress.) silki(vefnaður/klæði)•- silky- silkiness
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2 attire
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3 bolt
[boult] 1. noun1) (a bar to fasten a door etc: We have a bolt as well as a lock on the door.) hurðar-/renniloka2) (a round bar of metal, often with a screw thread for a nut: nuts and bolts.) (ró)bolti3) (a flash of lightning.) elding4) (a roll (of cloth): a bolt of silk.) strangi2. verb1) (to fasten with a bolt: He bolted the door.) skjóta loku fyrir, loka2) (to swallow hastily: The child bolted her food.) háma í sig3) (to go away very fast: The horse bolted in terror.) skjótast•- bolt-upright- boltupright
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4 brocade
[brə'keid, ]( American[) brəu-]noun, adjective((of) a (usually silk) material having a raised design on it: curtains made of blue brocade; brocade curtains.) -
5 chiffon
['ʃifon, ]( American[) ʃi'fon]noun, adjective((of) a thin, light material made from silk etc: a chiffon dress.) siffon -
6 clad
[klæd]1) (clothed: clad in silk; leather-clad motor-cyclists.) klæddur2) (covered: iron-clad warships.) húðaður -
7 clothe
[kləuð]past tense, past participle - clothed; verb1) (to provide with clothes: The widow did not have enough money to clothe her children.) klæða2) (to put clothes on: She was clothed in silk; She clothed herself in the most expensive materials.) klæða•- clothes- clothes-peg
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8 cocoon
[kə'ku:n](a silk covering spun by many insect larvae, and in which they live while turning into butterflies.) lirfuhÿði -
9 crêpe
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10 frothy
1) (containing froth: frothy beer.) froðukenndur2) (light, like froth: frothy silk dresses.) þunnur, efnislítill, léttur -
11 length
[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) lengd2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) tiltekin lengd af e-u3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) hestslengd, bátslengd•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
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12 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) lína; snúra, band2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) lína, strik3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) útlínur, lögun4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) hrukka5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) röð6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) stutt sendibréf, skilaboð7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) ætt, ættleggur8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) stefna9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) járnbraut, járnbrautarteinar10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) síma-/rafmagnslína; pípulagnir11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) ljóðlína, lína12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) skipafélag13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) (starfs)svið, áhugasvið14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) víglína; reiðubúnir fótgönguliðar við víglínu2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) raða sér meðfram2) (to mark with lines.) merkja með línu•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) klæða að innan2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) fóðra, klæða að innan•- lined- liner- lining -
13 of
[əv]1) (belonging to: a friend of mine.) af, meðal2) (away from (a place etc); after (a given time): within five miles of London; within a year of his death.) frá, af3) (written etc by: the plays of Shakespeare.) eftir, gerður/ritaður af4) (belonging to or forming a group: He is one of my friends.) af, meðal5) (showing: a picture of my father.) af6) (made from; consisting of: a dress of silk; a collection of pictures.) úr7) (used to show an amount, measurement of something: a gallon of petrol; five bags of coal.) af8) (about: an account of his work.) um9) (containing: a box of chocolates.) af, með10) (used to show a cause: She died of hunger.) úr11) (used to show a loss or removal: She was robbed of her jewels.) af12) (used to show the connection between an action and its object: the smoking of a cigarette.) á, af13) (used to show character, qualities etc: a man of courage.) með, af14) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) fyrir, í -
14 pass as/for
(to be mistaken for or accepted as: Some man-made materials could pass as silk; His nasty remarks pass for wit among his admirers.) vera tekinn sem -
15 rayon
['reion]noun, adjective((of) a type of artificial silk: a rayon scarf.) reion, gervisilki -
16 satin
['sætin](a closely woven type of silk with a shiny surface: The baby's skin was as smooth as satin; ( also adjective) a satin dress.) satín -
17 sheer
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18 silkworm
noun (the caterpillar of certain moths, which makes silk.) silkiormur -
19 silky
adjective (soft, fine and rather shiny like silk.) silki-; silkimjúkur -
20 simile
['siməli](a form of expression using `like' or `as', in which one thing is compared to another which it only resembles in one or a small number of ways: `Her hair was like silk' is a simile.) (sam)líking
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silkəmə — «Silkəmək»dən f. is … Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti
Silk — Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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SILK — (Heb. מֶשִׁי, meshi). Silk is mentioned once in the Bible by Ezekiel (16:10, 13) in his description of the splendid garments of the Israelite woman. The commentators identify this meshi with silk, and there may be an etymological connection… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Silk — (engl. Wort für Seide) ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Anna Silk (* 1977), kanadische Schauspielerin Dave Silk (* 1958), US amerikanischer Eishockeyspieler David Silk (* 1936), anglikanischer Bischof Garnett Silk (1966–1994),… … Deutsch Wikipedia
silk — (n.) O.E. sioloc, seoloc silk, ultimately from an Asian word (Cf. Chinese si silk, Manchurian sirghe, Mongolian sirkek) borrowed into Gk. as serikos silken, serikon silk (Cf. Gk. Seres, a name for an oriental people from whom the Greeks got silk) … Etymology dictionary
silk´en|ly — silk|en «SIHL kuhn», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. a) made of silk: »a silken dress. The king wore silken robes. b) of or having to do with silk stuffs or goods. 2. like silk; soft, smooth, and glossy: »She has silken hair. 3. a) … Useful english dictionary
silk|en — «SIHL kuhn», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. a) made of silk: »a silken dress. The king wore silken robes. b) of or having to do with silk stuffs or goods. 2. like silk; soft, smooth, and glossy: »She has silken hair. 3. a) … Useful english dictionary
silk — [ sılk ] noun ** 1. ) uncount thin smooth cloth made from the fibers produced by an insect called a silkworm: an elegant shirt made of pure Chinese silk a ) only before noun made of silk: an expensive Italian silk suit b ) uncount the THREAD used … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Silk — Silk production was a privatized state industry, centered in Constantinople (q.v.) and also, from the 11th century, in Athens, Corinth, Thebes, and Thessalonike (qq.v.). Justinian I (q.v.) established the industry by first smuggling silkworm… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
