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Sericulture :: Sericulture (n.) The raising of silkworms.

Soutache :: Soutache (n.) A kind of narrow braid, usually of silk; -- also known as Russian braid..

Filature :: Filature (n.) A reel for drawing off silk from cocoons; also, an establishment for reeling silk..

Guereza :: Guereza (n.) A beautiful Abyssinian monkey (Colobus guereza), having the body black, with a fringe of long, silky, white hair along the sides, and a tuft of the same at the end of the tail. The frontal band, cheeks, and chin are white..

Cocoonery :: Cocoonery (n.) A building or apartment for silkworms, when feeding and forming cocoons..

Twist :: Twist (n.) A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by tailors, saddlers, and the like..

Crocidolite :: Crocidolite (n.) A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color. It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of iron and soda; -- called also blue asbestus. A silicified form, in which the fibers penetrating quartz are changed to oxide of iron, is the yellow brown tiger-eye of the jewelers..

Camlet :: Camlet (n.) A woven fabric originally made of camel's hair, now chiefly of goat's hair and silk, or of wool and cotton..

Floxed Silk :: Floxed silk () See Floss silk, under Floss..

Damask :: Damask (n.) Damask silk; silk woven with an elaborate pattern of flowers and the like.

Poplin :: Poplin (n.) A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted, -- used especially for women's dresses..

Cicisbeo :: Cicisbeo (n.) A knot of silk or ribbon attached to a fan, walking stick, etc..

Tram :: Tram (n.) A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods..

Variety :: Variety (n.) A number or collection of different things; a varied assortment; as, a variety of cottons and silks..

Jess :: "Jess (n.) A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand, was attached when used. See Illust. of Falcon..

Soft :: Soft (superl.) Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth; delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin..

Frizette :: Frizette (n.) A curl of hair or silk; a pad of frizzed hair or silk worn by women under the hair to stuff it out.

String :: String (n.) A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things; a cord, larger than a thread and smaller than a rope; as, a shoe string; a bonnet string; a silken string..

Jamdani :: "Jamdani (n.) A silk fabric, with a woven pattern of sprigs of flowers..

Silk :: Silk (n.) That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize..

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