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Japanese silk

American  

noun

  1. raw silk of usually high quality produced in Japan, used in the manufacture of such fabrics as shantung and habutai.


Etymology

Origin of Japanese silk

First recorded in 1870–75

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Mrs. Elliott designed her wedding gown when she married Mr. Elliott in 1973 — a light blue and white organdy creation with a bodice of Indonesian batik over a sheath of tan Japanese silk.

From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

One recommendation is Sea Garden, an aquatic print inspired by a 17th-century Japanese silk.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

He wears a teal Japanese silk robe, a style favored by Dutch burghers in the late 17th century.

From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2010

After the Japanese earthquake in 1923, Japanese silk deliveries were stopped for two months.

From Time Magazine Archive

Going to the closet, she took down an elaborate Japanese silk kimono and laid it across the foot of Elfreda's bed.

From Grace Harlowe's First Year at Overton College by Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower

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