silks

noun

Meaning

A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).
A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers.
Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes.
The gown worn by a Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel.
A Senior (i.e. Queen's or King's) Counsel.
(circus arts, in the plural) A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks.
To remove the silk from (corn).

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