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 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

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

The most distinctive natural product of Italy is silk, and the amount of raw and thrown silk exported is about $57,500,000 annually.

From Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) by Eaton, Seymour

A thriving trade was thus established, and England relieved from all dependence on other countries for "thrown" silk.

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)