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silk

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪlk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɪlk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(silk)

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Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
silk n	(fabric)	seda nf
Maggie loves wearing clothes made from silk.
A Maggie le encanta la ropa de seda.
silk n as adj	(made from silk)	de seda loc adj
Bill has just bought a new silk shirt.
Bill se acaba de comprar una camisa de seda nueva.
silks npl	(garments made of silk)	seda nf
The porcelain doll was dressed in silks.
La muñeca de porcelana estaba vestida de seda.
silk n	(spider or silk worm thread)	seda nf
The spider spun silk into a cocoon.
La araña se puso a tejer en el coco con seda.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
silk n	(corn silk)	pelos nmpl
Elizabeth removed the silk from the corn cobs.
Elisabeth se puso a quitarle los pelos a las mazorcas de maíz.
silk n	UK, informal (barrister)	abogado, abogada nm, nf
The firm had two senior silks and eight junior silks.
La empresa tenía dos abogados con más trayectoria y ocho normales.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
corn silk n	(powder from maize stigmas) (medicinal)	polvo de barba de maíz loc nom m
Cornsilk is used to treat infections of the urinary and genital system.
corn silk n	(maize stigmas) (AR)	barbas de choclo loc nom fpl
pelos de choclo loc nom mpl
I love corn on the cob, but I hate trying to get the corn silk off the cobs.
Me encanta el elote pero me revienta tratar de quitar las barbas de choclo.
(MX)	pelos de maíz loc nom mpl
barba de maíz loc nom f
Me encanta el elote pero me revienta tratar de quitar los pelos de maíz.
raw silk n	(silk which has yet to be treated)	seda cruda nf + adj
John prefers to wear shirts made from raw silk because he's allergic to most chemical dyes.
John prefiere usar camisas de seda cruda porque es alérgico a la mayoría de los tintes químicos.
silk chiffon n	(light sheer fabric)	chifón de seda loc nom m
silk culture n	(cultivation of silk worms)	cultivo del gusano de seda grupo nom
(zootecnia)	sericultura nf
silk factory n	(plant where silk fabric is produced)	fábrica de seda nf
silk farm n	(place where silk fibres are cultivated)	criadero de gusanos de seda grupo nom
silk flower n	(artificial fabric bloom)	flor de seda nf + adj
flor artificial nf + adj
flor de tela grupo nom
silk hat n	(men's formal hat)	galera, chistera nf
En estos tiempos modernos ya nadie usa galera para decorar la cabeza. / Las primeras chisteras fueron hechas de fieltro atiesado, de piel de castor, y más adelante, debido a la influencia de príncipe Alberto de Inglaterra, de seda.
sombrero de copa alta nm
silk oak, silky oak n	(tree)	roble sedoso loc nom m
roble australiano loc nom m
silk ribbon n	(decorative strip)	lazo de seda loc nom m
(Argentina)	cinta de seda loc nom f
Adornó el suéter negro con una cinta de seda multicolor.
silk scarf n	(neck garment made of silk fabric)	fular de seda nm + loc adj
pañuelo de seda nm + loc adj
chalina de seda nf + loc adj
silk stockings npl	(sheer hosiery made of silk)	medias de seda nfpl
Con la introducción del nylon las medias de seda pasaron a la historia.
silk tie n	(men's neck garment made of silk fabric)	corbata de seda nf
silkscreen printing, silk-screen printing, screen printing, serigraphy n	(printing process)	serigrafía nf
tabby, tabby silk n	(textiles: watered silk)	moaré nm
Tabby is a soft, lustrous fabric.
you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear expr	(poor materials make poor products)	aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona queda expr

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'silk' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

degummed - moire - organza - pongee - raw silk - samite - serigraph - shantung - silk culture - silk factory - silk farm - silk scarf - silk stockings - silk tie - silken - silkworm - silky - spinneret - tabby - tussore

Spanish:

seda - carmesí - serigrafía - mascada - aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda - pedirle peras al olmo - como una seda - Aunque la mona se vista de seda mona se queda - botija - entorchado - primal - terciado - torzal - ceiba - sedería - brial - cíngulo

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Synonyms: fabric, material, textile, gauze, gossamer, more...

Collocations: a silk [shirt, dress, blouse, veil, tie], silk [flowers, handkerchiefs, bedsheets], [tied, decorated] with silk ribbons, more...

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