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1 silk
[silk]1) (very fine, soft threads made by silkworms.) svila2) (thread, cloth etc made from this: The dress was made of silk; ( also adjective) a silk dress.) svila•- silky- silkiness
- silkworm* * *[silk]1.nounsvila; svilena nit, svilena preja; plural svilena tkanina, svileno blago, svilene obleke; svilena obleka; colloquially državni odvetnikin silks and satins — v baržunu in svili, odlično oblečento hit the silk aeronautics slang odskočiti s padalomto make a silk purse out of a sow's ear — iz kremena izbrusiti (narediti) diamant, figuratively zahtevati lastnosti od koga (česa), ki jih le-ta ne more imeti, pričakovati od koga več, kot obetajo njegove sposobnostito take silk colloquially postati državni višji odvetnik;2.adjectivesvilensilk gown British English svilena halja državnega višjega odvetnikasilk stockings — svilene nogavice;3.transitive verbpokriti s svilo, obleči (koga) v svilo; intransitive verb American cveteti (o koruzi) -
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3 cocoon
[kə'ku:n](a silk covering spun by many insect larvae, and in which they live while turning into butterflies.) zapredek* * *[kəkú:n]1.nounzapredek, kokon;2.transitive verbzabubiti se -
4 web
[web]1) (a type of trap for flies etc made of fine silk threads, spun by a spider etc: a spider's web.) pajčevina2) (the skin between the toes of a waterfowl.) plavalna kožica•- webbed- webbing
- web-footed
- web-toed
- Web site
- World Wide Web* * *[web]1.nountkanina, tkanje; splet, mreža, nizmedicine tkivo; plavalna kožica; pajčevina; puhasti del (ptičjega peresa); technical dolg zvitek papirja (zlasti za tiskanje); list, ostrina (velike žage); tanek, ploščat kovinski del, plošča (ki veže dele kovinske konstrukcije); nautical prečni del rebra (ladje); adjective web of railway lines — mreža železniških proga web of lies — niz laži;2.transitive verbujeti, zaplesti v mrežo; zoology opremiti s plavalno kožico
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Spun silk — Spun Spun (sp[u^]n), imp. & p. p. of {Spin}. [1913 Webster] {Spun hay}, hay twisted into ropes for convenient carriage, as on a military expedition. {Spun silk}, a cheap article produced from floss, or short fibered, broken, and waste silk,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spun silk — spun′ silk′ n. 1) tex yarn produced by spinning silk waste and short broken filaments from which the sericin has been removed 2) tex a fabric woven from this yarn • Etymology: 1750–60 … From formal English to slang
spun silk — n. a kind of yarn made from silk floss or waste … English World dictionary
spun silk — noun : a yarn or fabric made from short unreelable silk fibers that have been degummed compare reeled silk * * * 1. yarn produced by spinning silk waste and short, broken filaments from which the sericin has been removed. Cf. reeled silk. 2. a… … Useful english dictionary
spun silk — 1. yarn produced by spinning silk waste and short, broken filaments from which the sericin has been removed. Cf. reeled silk. 2. a fabric woven from this yarn. [1750 60] * * * … Universalium
spun silk — noun a cheap material made of short fibred and waste silk … English new terms dictionary
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
Silk cotton — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Silk flower — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
silk flower — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Silk fowl — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English