| silk | |
| 1. n. (mostly) A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider). | |
| The thread made of silk was barely visible. | |
| 2. n. A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers. | |
| 3. n. Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes. | |
| 4. n. The gown worn by a Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel. | |
| 5. n. (colloquial) A Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel. | |
| 6. n. (circus arts, in the plural) A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks. | |
| 7. n. (horse racing, usually in the plural) The garments worn by a jockey displaying the colors of the horse's owner. | |
| 8. v. To remove the silk from (corn). | |
