Japanese silk
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Japanese silk
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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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
The balloons were made of the finest, lightest Japanese silk, carefully prepared and still more vigorously tested.
From Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers by Doubleday, Russell
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