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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....
- Shot silks are used today to make various kinds of garments, including ballgowns and neckties. Notably, some forms of academic dress use shot silks, such...
- textile shop was started in Tirupur in 1991 as "Kumaran Silks" later renamed as "The Chennai Silks" in 2001. They also export clothes for chain stores in...
- 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...
- types of silk for different uses. This is in contrast to insect silks, where an individual usually only produces a single type. Spiders use silks in many...
- Bizarre silks are a style of figured silk fabrics po****r in Europe in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Bizarre silks are characterized by large-scale...
- and domestic. While wild silks were produced in many countries, the Chinese are considered to have been the first to produce silk fabric on a large scale...