单词 | hard silk |
释义 | > as lemmashard silk h. Of silk: retaining its natural gum (sericin) and hence slightly stiff in texture; not degummed. Chiefly in hard silk. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > silk > [adjective] > retaining natural gum hard1638 souple silk1828 1638 Proclam. Charles I Use of Hard Silk 18 May (single sheet) There is a sort of Silk, called hard-Silk dyed upon the Gumme, which is no other than raw silk dyed or coloured. 1747 R. Campbell London Tradesman lix. 261 Spinning the hard Silk and winding it employs a great Number of Female Hands. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 344/2 Preparing hard silk..for yarn for the silk-stocking maker. 1924 Silk Throwing: Pt. 3 (Internat. Corr. Schools) 2 Skeins of raw, or hard, silk are generally larger than skeins of soft silk and, hence, a hard-silk winder must be equipped with larger swifts on which to support the skeins. 2005 B. M. King Silk & Empire i. 14 ‘Hard’ silk (a yarn that still retained the silk-gum on the thread), was used by some manufacturers for cheaper goods such as plain umbrellas and dress silks. < as lemmas |
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