thrown silk
noun
raw silk that has been reeled and twisted into yarn.
Origin of thrown silk
1First recorded in 1680–90
- Also called, British, net silk.
Words Nearby thrown silk
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How to use thrown silk in a sentence
There are two kinds of silk raw silk (reeled silk, thrown silk, drawn silk), and waste silk or spun silk.
Vegetable Dyes | Ethel M. MairetThis description of thrown silk is used in the shuttle or transverse threads of a piece of silk on the loom.
At the top the thrown silk was automatically wound on a winder, all ready to be made into hanks for sale.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. | S. A. Reilly
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