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| moiré |
of fabric, esp. silk, having a wavelike or watery pattern. [2/3 definitions] |
| net1 |
a meshlike fabric made of cotton, silk, or other material that is woven or tied together in knots. [1/6 definitions] |
| organza |
a thin, stiff, translucent fabric of silk or synthetic fibers, used for evening gowns, trimming, and the like. |
| paduasoy |
a rich, strong, corded silk fabric. [1/2 definitions] |
| pajamas |
loose-fitting trousers of cotton or silk worn by either sex in some Oriental countries. [1/2 definitions] |
| pongee |
a soft, thin silk fabric of uneven texture and natural tan color. |
| pyroxylin |
a highly flammable nitrocellulose used in the manufacture of artificial silk, plastics, lacquer, and the like. |
| raw silk |
silk that has been taken directly from the cocoon. |
| rep1 |
a corded or ribbed fabric of silk, cotton, wool, or the like, used esp. for draperies and upholstery. |
| samite |
a heavy silk cloth, sometimes interwoven with gold or silver, worn in the Middle Ages. |
| scroll |
a painting or piece of calligraphy executed on a long piece of silk or paper and rolled up when it is not being displayed. [1/4 definitions] |
| serigraph |
a color print made by silk-screening. |
| shantung |
a heavy, natural-colored silk fabric with a rough surface, or a similar-looking fabric made from cotton or rayon. |
| shot2 |
of cloth such as silk, woven so as to be changeable in color. [1/2 definitions] |
| silk |
made of or pertaining to silk. [2/5 definitions] |
| silk cotton |
a silky fiber covering the seeds of certain tropical trees such as the silk-cotton, used as a soft stuffing material. |
| silken |
made of or similar to silk in appearance or texture. [1/2 definitions] |
| silkscreen |
a method of printmaking employing a framed screen of silk or other fine fabric, on which a stencil design of impermeable film is impressed, and through which ink is pressed, through the pores not blocked by the design, onto a flat printing surface; serigraphy. [1/4 definitions] |
| silkworm |
the larva of an Asian moth that spins pure and commercially valued silk to form its cocoon, or any of various other moth larvae that spin cocoons of similar material. |
| silky |
of or like silk; smooth, delicate, or shimmering. [1/2 definitions] |
| slub |
a slightly twisted roll of fiber, as of wool, cotton, or silk, to be used in spinning. [1/3 definitions] |
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