silk
adjective
1. Made of silk.
2. Looking like silk, silken.
noun
1. a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
Definition categories: man–made, cloth, fabric, material, textile
2. animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders
Definition categories: substance
Sentences with silk as a noun:
- The silk thread was barely visible.
- I had a small square of silk, but it wasn't enough to make what I wanted.
verb
1. (transitive) To remove the silk from (corn).