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sewing silk

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noun

finely twisted silk thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

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Origin of sewing silk

First recorded in 1470–80

Words nearby sewing silk

sewing, sewing circle, sewing cotton, sewing machine, sewing needle, sewing silk, sewing table, sewn, sewn binding, sew up, sex

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How to use sewing silk in a sentence

Better than ninepence, and finding your own cotton and sewing-silk.
Littlebourne Lock|F. Bayford Harrison
"Some green sewing silk, six handkerchiefs, and a tooth-brush," said Tarling promptly and the girl stared at him in comic dismay.
The Daffodil Mystery|Edgar Wallace
No sewing silk is fine enough to use without separating the thread and using one of the strands.
Textiles and Clothing|Kate Heintz Watson
Sometimes scent satchets and jewelled caskets are found fitted with quaint reels for sewing silk and curious needle holders.
Chats on Household Curios|Fred W. Burgess

They used the smallest Chinese "sea-grass" lines, or home-made lines of three strands of black sewing-silk twisted together.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others|James Alexander Henshall