seric-

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1. a combining form meaning “silk,” used as a base in English derivatives.

   sericin.

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Etymology

Origin of seric-

Combining form of Medieval Latin sēricum silk ( Latin sēricus Chinese, silken) < Greek sērikón silk, neuter of sērikós Chinese, silken, equivalent to sḗr silkworm + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

A friend of Bekim's, central to this world, was a bass player and Sarajevo's most esteemed artist before the war, Nebojsa Shoba Seric.

From The Guardian

Seric′ides, a section of melolonthine beetles.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

Flax, wool, and the skins of many animals provide plentiful clothing low in price; while a luxurious kind, not hard to procure—that is the so called seric material, is furnished by the down of trees and the webs of the silk worm.

From Project Gutenberg

In her indignation at this insulting proposal, Eudox'ia did not hesitate to apply for aid to Gen'seric, king of those Vandals that had seized Africa; and the barbarian king, glad of such a fair pretence, soon appeared with a powerful fleet in the Tiber.

From Project Gutenberg

Gen'seric, the king of that nation, passed over from Spain, which his barbarous forces had already wasted, and the African provinces were now subjected to the same calamities that afflicted the rest of the empire.

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