| silk | a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae |
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| silk | fibers from silkworm cocoons provide threads for knitting |
| silk | from the kapok tree |
| silk | silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders |
| silk | valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico |
| silk | a man's hat with a tall crown |
| silk | any of several Australian timber trees having usually fernlike foliage and mottled wood used in cabinetry and veneering |
| silk | an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles) |
| silk | a print made by forcing ink through a fine (silk) mesh that has been treated to give blank areas |
| silk | women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) |
| silk | attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens |
| silk | deciduous climber for arches and fences having ill-scented but interesting flowers and poisonous yellow fruits |