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silk [sɪlk] N

silk hat N

silk moth N

silk paper N

silk screen printing N

Usage examples with silk

silk scarf
шёлковый шарф m
silk dress
шёлковое пла́тье nt
as smooth as silk
мя́гкий как шёлк
soft as silk
мя́гкий как шёлк
to receive [or to take] silk
стать короле́вским адвока́том
you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear proverbial
горба́того (одна́) моги́ла испра́вит

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The silk also permits them to climb back to the plant should they fall.
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They feed on flowers and fruits, particularly jamun, guava, silk, cotton and mango.
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Its six strings, which are made of twisted silk passed through its back plate.
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A series of matching colour, stiffened silk fronds, called "sagari" are inserted into the front of the mawashi.
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Tea, silks and other wares were moved across the ocean.
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It is attached to a surface by a silk pad and girdle.
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Other silks were used for clothes, hangings, altarcloths, and church vestments, which have nearly all been lost, except for some vestments.
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It was usually made of fine cotton, but almost never of silk.
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Many were produced in his early 1960s silkscreen period.
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It is made of silks taffeta and measures 80 x 80 cm in size.
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