thrown silk

American  

noun

1. raw silk that has been reeled and twisted into yarn.

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Etymology

Origin of thrown silk

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

A thriving trade was thus established, and England relieved from all dependence on other countries for "thrown" silk.

From Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science by Fyfe, J. Hamilton

Enough thrown silk was manufactured to supply the trade, and the weaving of silk became a thriving business.

From Men of Invention and Industry by Smiles, Samuel

Sometimes a number of strands of raw silk are twisted into a coarse thread, thereby forming "thrown silk."

From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Redway, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw)

Although the silk manufacture, as we have seen, was introduced into this country by the Huguenot artizans, the price of thrown silk was so great that it interfered very considerably with its progress.

From Men of Invention and Industry by Smiles, Samuel

Mr. Warren also exhibited samples of native and foreign cocoons, and of raw and thrown silk, together with the common Cecropia and Bombyx Cynthia, species of silkworms which feed upon oak leaves.

From Scientific American, Volume XXIV., No. 12, March 18, 1871 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various