China silk
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of China silk
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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China silk, of colors; ginghams; white cottons; nails; beside other little things, such as Venetian beads; ginger; curry-powder; onions; ghee; &c. &c.
From The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy by Henry Keppel
This, my young lady, this is a real, genuine China silk.
From Hidden Hand by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
Out of this she produced a handkerchief of soft China silk brocade, its white turned yellow with age.
From Rimrock Trail by Joseph Allan Dunn
She had already been presented with a white China silk tea-gown, the scores of two of the latest light operas, and an amethyst belt-pin.
From The Wayfarers by Mary Stewart Doubleday Cutting
A soft shimmering China silk slipped out of its folds and trailed on the floor.
From A Little Girl in Old Boston by Amanda Minnie Douglas
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