reeled silk

American  

noun

1. a long strand made of silk reeled from a number of cocoons and not twisted or thrown.

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Etymology

Origin of reeled silk

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Japan also plans to reduce the number of reeling basins in the silk filatures, to limit the year's output of reeled silk to 450,000 bales as against last year's 550,000.

From Time Magazine Archive

It would be to the mutual benefit of England and Cyprus if a direct demand for Cyprus reeled silk could be created and modern reeling plant introduced into the Island.

From Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products by Bevan, William

Then, too, the inner silk of the cocoon is finer than the outer; so unless care is taken to add threads, the reeled silk will be irregular.

From Makers of Many Things by Tappan, Eva March

It is far less expensive for American merchants to import the reeled silk for their looms.

From The Story of Silk by Price, Hattie Longstreet

It takes about twelve pounds of cocoons to make one pound of reeled silk, and that pound will produce from fourteen to sixteen yards of gros de Naples.

From Rides on Railways by Sidney, Samuel