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Definition of vegetable silk in English: vegetable silknoun Artificial silk of plant origin; especially a material produced from the long, downy seed-hairs of any of numerous plants (chiefly those belonging to the family Apocynaceae), used for stuffing cushions, pillows, etc., or as a component of cloth.
Origin Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Powell (1608–1660). Definition of vegetable silk in US English: vegetable silknoun Artificial silk of plant origin; especially a material produced from the long, downy seed-hairs of any of numerous plants (chiefly those belonging to the family Apocynaceae), used for stuffing cushions, pillows, etc., or as a component of cloth.
Origin Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Powell (1608–1660). |