thrown silk

American  

noun

1. raw silk that has been reeled and twisted into yarn.

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Etymology

Origin of thrown silk

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

The manufacture of thrown silk is chiefly carried on at Macclesfield, Congleton, and in the West of England.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 583, December 29, 1832 by Various

His machinery more than fulfilled his expectations, and enabled him to sell thrown silk at much lower prices than were charged by the Italians.

From Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science by Fyfe, J. Hamilton

Sometimes a number of strands of raw silk are twisted into a coarse thread, thereby forming "thrown silk."

From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Redway, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw)

The other variety of thrown silk is called organzine.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 583, December 29, 1832 by Various

The river furnishes good water-power, and the town has various manufactures, including stoves and ranges, boilers, bar iron, rivets, steel castings, rock drills, air compressors, silk hose and underwear, organzine or thrown silk, and overalls.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various