silk

adj. resembling silk; pertaining to silk; made from silk

n. fibers produced by silkworms; thread or fabric made from silk fibers; garment of silk; gown worn by a King's or Queen's Counsel; King's or Queen's Counsel (British); hairlike fibers that cover an ear of corn

For other uses of this word, see Silk (disambiguation). Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons made by the larvae of the silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity (sericulture). The shimmering appearance for which silk is prized comes from the fibers' triangular prism-like structure which allows silk cloth to refract incoming light at different angles.
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Silk the protein filament produced by the larvae of various insects; braided, degummed silk obtained from the cocoons of the silkworm Bombyx mori is [more]Silk - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
(hypernym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
2. fibers from silkworm cocoons provide threads for knitting
(hypernym) animal fiber, animal fibre

v. shake, shake off, dust, jerk, give a jerk