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# silk

noun (silk — uncountable; a silk, silks — for kinds or garments); adjective (silk, silky)

«silk» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A soft, smooth, shiny cloth made from threads spun by silkworms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silk/#m1)
2. The thread itself, made by silkworms or spiders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silk/#m2)
3. (UK, informal) A senior barrister; to «take silk» means to become one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silk/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, silkworms (caterpillars of a moth) spin cocoons of silk, and spiders make silk for webs. In history, the Silk Road was a long trade route between China and Europe. In everyday life silk scarves, ties and pyjamas feel smooth. Phrases: smooth as silk, silk scarf, the Silk Road.

### Examples

- Her dress is made of silk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silk/#x1)
- Silkworms spin silk to make their cocoons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silk/#x2)
- Spider silk is very strong for its weight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silk/#x3)
- Traders carried silk along the Silk Road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silk/#x4)
- The scarf felt smooth as silk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silk/#x5)
- Dad wore a silk tie to the wedding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silk/#x6)
- She wore a silk dress, golden bracelets, and large amber beads. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silk/#x7)

### Note

Usually uncountable: some silk, a piece of silk. Silky means soft and smooth like silk, even if not made of it.

## In Jewish tradition

A fine, costly cloth, here part of the rich clothing God gives to Jerusalem in Ezekiel's story.

**Interpretation.** Ezekiel pictures Jerusalem as a girl whom God clothes and honors. The prophet uses it to show how much she was given and then betrayed.

### Examples

- I clothed thee also with richly woven work, and shod thee with sealskin, and I wound fine linen about thy head, and covered thee with silk. (Prophets EZK.16.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/silk/#x1)

### Note

Usually uncountable: some silk, a piece of silk. Silky means soft and smooth like silk, even if not made of it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «silk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silk/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«silk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/silk.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «silk» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/silk/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«silk» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/silk.html) on Mova free.