silk
noun
the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
silks
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pluralof silk.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Her doctors searched for ways to manage her stress by exposing her to various activities, including video games, serene Icelandic landscapes and an aerial silks performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Autochromes possess the light-dappled depth of Impressionist paintings, the powdery precision of pointillism, the honest blushes of butterfly cheeks, and the palpable textures of gleaming silks and gilded velvets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Hours were marked by peals of screams following every uncovered worm wriggling in the corn silks, and each of us proudly showing off our inky fingertips from pressing out purple hull peas from their pods.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
There was a poignant runner-up in William Munny, running in the same yellow and blue silks of trainer-owner Barry Connell, who triumphed with Marine Nationale two years ago.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025
"All that time I spent in palaces, clad in silks and gold, not realizing that true riches come from the soil," he said.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
