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reeled silk
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noun
a long strand made of silk reeled from a number of cocoons and not twisted or thrown.Compare spun silk (def. 1).
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Origin of reeled silk
First recorded in 1825â35
Words nearby reeled silk
reef point, reek, reel, re-elect, re-election, reeled silk, reeler, reel-fed, reeling, reel man, reel off
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