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raw silk

American  

noun

  1. reeled silk that has not had the sericin removed.

raw silk British  

noun

  1. untreated silk fibres reeled from the cocoon

  2. fabric woven from such fibres

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Etymology

Origin of raw silk

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

Example Sentences

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Raw silk, coffee, cane sugar were second, third, fourth.

From Time Magazine Archive

Raw silk was valued at $396,286,000, a 21% gain.

From Time Magazine Archive

“There’s hundreds of traders passing through each day. Raw silk from Ceretos, gold and voulay drops from Antiok.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Raw silk, 30 inches wide, and costing from $0.75 to $1.50 a yard, is the only fabric sold now for this purpose for drawing-room use.

From The Complete Home by Laughlin, Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth)

Raw silk, a foreign commodity, is under the same restraint.

From Life of Adam Smith by Rae, John

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