Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

India silk

American  
Or Indian silk

noun

  1. a soft, lightweight fabric constructed in plain weave, woven chiefly in India.


Etymology

Origin of India silk

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Royal Silk Black Silk Heart Boxers 2.0 Luxurious, lightweight, 100% India silk boxers emblazoned with red hearts ensure he’ll feel your love underneath it all.

From Seattle Times Feb. 3, 2021

The Chinese, for example, imported Indian cotton cloth, monkeys, parrots, and elephants and sent India silk.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2012

Boston ladies, their skirts all passe- mentarie and furbelow, India silk and jaconet, crowded the chambers, swiveling their hoops and panniers like dames on clocks to navigate the doors.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

It was of India silk, because of its peculiar glistening quality, and strung with tiny sea shells.

From The Ranch Girls in Europe by Vandercook, Margaret

In fact, they seemed to match the soft, rose-tinted India silk which she wore.

From The Debtor A Novel by Stevens, William Dodge

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training