Word Meaning

silk definition and meaning

n. The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larvae of Bombyx mori.
n. Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material.
n. That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize.

Crossword clues for silk

- Fibre from a cocoon
- Fine fabric
- Fine material
- Fine soft lustrous fibre
- Lustrous fibre
- Material produced by worm farm?
- Mulberry worm thread
- Mulberry-worm thread
- Mulberryworm thread
- Pajamas comes from it
- Parachute fabric
- Queen’s Counsel (coll)
- Shiny material
- Stocking material