English noun: silk | |||
1. | silk (artifact) a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cloth, fabric, material, textile | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sarcenet, sarsenet | ||
2. | silk (substance) animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders | ||
Broader (hypernym) | animal fiber, animal fibre | ||