单词 | reeled silk |
释义 | > as lemmasreeled silk reeled silk n. silk made from entire cocoons, as distinguished from lower-quality silk made by spinning short fibres obtained from broken cocoons and other silk waste. ΚΠ 1771 H. Marshall Let. 27 Nov. in Franklin Papers (1974) XVIII. 254 I Expect thoul hear how much reel'd Silks our people have Sent over to London. 1831 G. R. Porter Treat. Silk Manuf. 152 To obtain one pound of reeled silk, requires 12 pounds of cocoons. 1969 C. E. C. Tattersall Notes on Carpet-knotting & Weaving (ed. 2) 14 In most of the early Persian carpets the warp is of pure reeled silk. 2002 Washington Times (Nexis) 24 Aug. d1 The ‘Huipil’..was made of spun silk and is less shiny than reeled silk. < as lemmas |
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