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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









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