sewing silk
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sewing silk
First recorded in 1470–80
Example Sentences
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From these she made patterns, cutting and sewing silk flowers that she arranged in the parlor.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
"I have to go down to the Pettah, to get some sewing silk to match this;" and she drew out a small fragment of yellow silk.
From The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
It may be likened to a two-foot length of sewing silk swimming round and round an oval sixty feet in circumference.
From Pioneers of Science by Lodge, Oliver, Sir
She saw the sample and knew the lady needed red sewing silk; so she at once pulled out the right drawer.
From Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Keeping Store by Rogers, Walter S.
Materials: Albatros 4" × 5"; sewing silk; needle No. 8; beeswax.
From Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care by McGlauflin, Idabelle
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