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Definition of Silks

silk
Floss Floss (?; 195), n. [It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L. fluxus flowing, loose, slack. See Flux, n.] 1. (Bot.) The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called silk. 2. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering. Floss silk, silk that has been twisted, and which retains its loose and downy character. It is much used in embroidery. Called also floxed silk. Floss thread, a kind of soft flaxen yarn or thread, used for embroidery; -- called also linen floss, and floss yarn. --McElrath.

Meaning of Silks from wikipedia

- particles, and scaffolds. Silks from Bombyx mori, a kind of cultivated silkworm, are the most widely investigated silks. Silks derived from Bombyx mori...
- Look up Silk or silk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Silk is a natural fibre and a textile woven from it. Silk or Silks may also refer to: Silk (novel)...
- Silk Silk Silk (stylised onscreen as Silk... Silk... Silk...) is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language masala film written by Selvakumar and directed by Y. V....
- where the silks are wrapped around one or both feet; for instance, an ankle hang. In a drop, performers wrap themselves high up on the silks before falling...
- Mattie Silks, or Martha Ready (1846– 7 January 1929), was a prostitute and leading madam in the late 19th century American West. Mattie Silks was born...
- was excavated and found to have not only Gr**** bronzes but also Chinese silks. Similar animal-shaped pieces of art and wrestler motifs on belts have been...
- wear silk gowns of a particular design, appointment as King's Counsel is known informally as taking silk and KCs are often colloquially called silks. Appointments...
- Kalyan Silks is an Indian textile retailer founded by T. S. Kalyanaraman. At present, the ownership of the company rests with T. S. Pattabhiraman. It...
- Stehli Silks (formerly Stehli Silks Corporation) was a Swiss textile manufacturing company. Founded in 1837, Stehli Silks was among the largest silk fabric...
- known in China as the One Belt One Road and sometimes referred to as the New Silk Road, is a global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the government...