silk cotton

American  

noun

1. the silky covering of the seeds of certain tropical trees of the bombax family, used for stuffing cushions, pillows, etc.

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silk cotton British  

noun

1. another name for kapok

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Etymology

Origin of silk cotton

First recorded in 1690–1700

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silk cotton

Printed on silk, cotton, linen and other materials using traditional screen-printing techniques — cut stencils or, on occasion, photo transfers — the imagery is figurative as well as abstract.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2022

The history echoes kudzu’s Japanese history as a folkloric textile eclipsed by the silk, cotton, and jute industry.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2021

They come in silk, cotton and synthetics; with filters and without; over-the-head and over-the-ears.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2020

Ms. Zindel’s multicolored geometric-patterned scarves of hand-printed silk, cotton and wool cost between 100 and 350 Swiss francs.

From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2014

Every night now Guitar was seeing little scraps of Sunday dresses—white and purple, powder blue, pink and white, lace and voile, velvet and silk, cotton and satin, eyelet and grosgrain.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

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