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How to pronounce silk in English?

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Type Words
Type of textile, cloth, fabric, material
Has types sarcenet, sarsenet
Derivation silky
Type Words
Type of animal fiber, animal fibre

Examples of silk

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It's also more cost effective to replace real flowers with silk ones or candles.
From the sacbee.com
Taffeta, rhinestones and silk adorn their special occasion Badgley Mischka line.
From the ocregister.com
Reno creates limited-edition silk-screened posters of music and cultural events.
From the dispatch.com
Techniques for reprocessing natural silk protein in the lab continue to advance.
From the sciencedaily.com
For the state banquet at Dublin Castle, the Queen wore a white silk crepe dress.
From the independent.co.uk
Then he went back to Craigslist and found a used silk screening machine for $95.
From the ocregister.com
September features grapevine swags with tiny Indian corn and silk autumn leaves.
From the theepochtimes.com
Shoppers get one of the designer's silk scarves with any purchase from the line.
From the washingtonpost.com
The larvae find a good spot on a branch, then start wrapping it with their silk.
From the toledoblade.com
More examples
  • A fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
  • Animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders
  • (silks) the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable
  • Silk is a natural protein fibre, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The best-known type of silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity (sericulture). ...
  • Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best-known silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity (sericulture)...
  • SILK is an audio compression format and audio codec used by Skype. It is developed by Skype Limited. SILK is a replacement for the SVOPC codec.
  • Silk (Gui si) is a 2006 horror film made in Taiwan. It was screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
  • Silk is the film adaptation of Italian author Alessandro Baricco's novel of the same name. It was released in September 2007 through New Line Cinema and directed by The Red Violin director, Franu00E7ois Girard.
  • Silk is the self-titled second album by Silk. It has been certified Gold by the RIAA.