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noun
yarn produced by spinning silk waste and short, broken filaments from which the sericin has been removed.Compare reeled silk.
a fabric woven from this yarn.
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Origin of spun silk
First recorded in 1750â60
Words nearby spun silk
spun glass, spunk, spunkie, spunky, spun rayon, spun silk, spun sugar, spunware, spun yarn, spur, spur blight
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British Dictionary definitions for spun silk
spun silk
noun
yarn or fabric made from silk waste
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