sewing silk
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sewing silk
First recorded in 1470–80
Example Sentences
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From these she made patterns, cutting and sewing silk flowers that she arranged in the parlor.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
No sewing silk is fine enough to use without separating the thread and using one of the strands.
From Textiles and Clothing by Kate Heintz Watson
It may be likened to a two-foot length of sewing silk swimming round and round an oval sixty feet in circumference.
From Pioneers of Science by Sir Oliver Lodge
And if here ain’t linings, and thread, and sewing silk, and hooks and eyes!
From David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West by Belle Kanaris Maniates
"Some green sewing silk, six handkerchiefs, and a tooth-brush," said Tarling promptly and the girl stared at him in comic dismay.
From The Daffodil Mystery by Edgar Wallace
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