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noun (plural silks) |
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1. thread from silkworms: the fine fiber that silkworms secrete to make their cocoons. Use: threads, fabrics.
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2. textiles silk fabric: fabric woven from spun silk
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3. zoology thread from spiders: a fine fiber that spiders secrete and use to make their webs, nests, and cocoons
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4. plants
Same as corn silk
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5. U.K. law King's or Queen's Counsel: a lawyer who has the right to practice as a King's or Queen's Counsel in British courts
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informal
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6. U.K. law high barrister's garment: the gown worn by a King's or Queen's Counsel in British courts
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plural noun silks |
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horseracing jockey's silk garments: the distinctively colored silk clothes worn by a jockey as a mark of identification
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| [ Old English seoloc, via Slavic or Latin< Greek sērikos "silken" < Sēres "people from E Asian countries producing silk"] |
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hit the silk U.S. to jump from an aircraft with a parachute
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