English-Thai Dictionary

silk

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ผ้าไหม  คล้าย ไหม  ซึ่ง ทำ ด้วย ใย ไหม  kiao-kab-pa-mai

 

silk

N ซังข้าว โพ ด  sang-kao-poad

 

silk

N ผ้าไหม  เสื้อผ้า ไหม  เสื้อ ของ นักกฎหมาย  pa-mai

 

silk

N เส้น ไหม  ใย ไหม  ด้าย ไหม  sean-mai

 

silk hat

N หมวก ผ้าไหม  muek-pa-mai

 

silk-stocking

N หรูหรา  ฟุ่มเฟือย  ru-ra

 

silken

ADJ คล้าย ไหม  klai-mai

 

silkman

N ผู้ผลิต ผ้าไหม 

 

silkscreen

N วิธีการ พิมพ์ ภาพ ด้วย หมึก  wi-te-kan-pim-pab-duai-muek

 

silkstocking

A ใช้ เสื้อผ้า หรูหรา 

 

silkweed

N พืช ใน ตระกูล  Asclepiadaceae ผัก ของ มัน มี ใบ มันวาว คล้าย ไหม 

 

silkworm

N ตัว ไหม  tua-mai

 

silky

ADJ นุ่ม เหมือน เส้น ไหม  sleek num-muan-sean-mai

 

silky

ADJ ปกคลุม ด้วย ขน นุ่ม และ ลื่น  pok-klum-duai-kon-num-lea-luan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SILK

n. 1. The fine soft thread produced by the insect called silk-worm or bombyx. That which we ordinarily call silk, is a thread composed of several finer threads which the worm draws from its bowels, like the web of a spider, and with which the silk-worm envelopes itself, forming what is called a cocoon.
2. Cloth made of silk. In this sense, the word has a plural, silks, denoting different sort and varieties, as black silk, white silk, colored silks.
3. The filiform style of the female flower of maiz, which resembles real silk in fineness and softness. Virginia silk, a plant of the genus Periploca, which climbs and winds about other plants, trees, etc.

 

SILK

a.Pertaining to silk; consisting of silk.

 

SILK COTTEN-TREE

n.A tree of the genus Bombax, growing to an immense size; a native of both the Indies.

 

SILKEN

a.silk'n. 1. Made of silk; as silken cloth; a silken vail.
2. Like silk; soft to the touch.
3. Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as mild and silken language.
4. Dressed in silk; as a silken wanton.

 

SILKEN

v.t.silk'n. To render soft or smooth.

 

SILKINESS

n. 1. The qualities of silk; softness and smoothness to the feel.
2. Softness; effeminacy; pusillanimity.

 

SILKMAN

n.A dealer in silks.

 

SILKMERCER

n.One whose occupation is to weave silk stuffs.

 

SILKWORM

n.The worm which produces silk, of the genus Phalaena. Silk-worms are said to have been first introduced into the Roman empire from China, in the reign of Justinian.

 

SILKY

a. 1. Made of silk; consisting of silk.
2. Like silk; soft and smooth to the touch.
3. Pliant; yielding;

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SILK

Silk, n. Etym: [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel.silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk', and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. Sericeous. Serge a woolen stuff. ]

 

1. The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larvæ of Bombyx mori.

 

2. Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material.

 

3. That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize. Raw silk, silk as it is wound off from the cocoons, and before it is manufactured. -- Silk cotton, a cottony substance enveloping the seeds of the silk-cotton tree. -- Silk-cotton tree (Bot. ), a name for several tropical trees of the genera Bombax and Eriodendron, and belonging to the order Bombaceæ. The trees grow to an immense size, and have their seeds enveloped in a cottony substance, which is used for stuffing cushions, but can not be spun. -- Silk flower. (Bot. ) (a ) The silk tree. (b ) A similar tree (Calliandra trinervia ) of Peru. -- Silk fowl (Zoöl.), a breed of domestic fowls having silky plumage. -- Silk gland (Zoöl.), a gland which secretes the material of silk, as in spider or a silkworm; a sericterium. -- Silk gown, the distinctive robe of a barrister who has been appointed king's or queen's counsel; hence, the counsel himself. Such a one has precedence over mere barristers, who wear stuff gowns. [Eng. ] -- Silk grass (Bot. ), a kind of grass (Stipa comata ) of the Western United States, which has very long silky awns. The name is also sometimes given to various species of the genera Aqave and Yucca. -- Silk moth (Zoöl.), the adult moth of any silkworm. See Silkworm. -- Silk shag, a coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush, but with a stiffer nap. -- Silk spider (Zoöl.), a large spider (Nephila plumipes ), native of the Southern United States, remarkable for the large quantity of strong silk it produces and for the great disparity in the sizes of the sexes. -- Silk thrower, Silk throwster, one who twists or spins silk, and prepares it for weaving. Brande & C. -- Silk tree (Bot. ), an Asiatic leguminous tree (Albizzia Julibrissin ) with finely bipinnate leaves, and large flat pods; -- so called because of the abundant long silky stamens of its blossoms. Also called silk flower. -- Silk vessel. (Zoöl.) Same as Silk gland, above. -- Virginia silk (Bot. ), a climbing plant (Periploca Græca ) of the Milkweed family, having a silky tuft on the seeds. It is native in Southern Europe.

 

SILKEN

Silk "en, a. Etym: [AS. seolcen, seolocen.]

 

1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; as, silken cloth; a silken veil.

 

2. Fig. : Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as, silken language. "Silken terms precise. " Shak.

 

3. Dressed in silk. "A... silken wanton. " Shak.

 

SILKEN

SILKEN Silk "en, v. t.

 

Defn: To render silken or silklike. Dyer.

 

SILKINESS

SILKINESS Silk "i *ness, n.

 

1. The quality or state of being silky or silken; softness and smoothness.

 

2. Fig. : Effeminacy; weakness. [R.] B. Jonson.

 

SILKMAN

Silk "man, n.; pl. Silkmen (.

 

Defn: A dealer in silks; a silk mercer. Shak.

 

SILKNESS

SILKNESS Silk "ness, n.

 

Defn: Silkiness. [Obs. ] B. Jonson.

 

SILK-STOCKING

SILK-STOCKING Silk "-stock `ing, a.

 

Defn: Wearing silk stockings (which among men were formerly worn chiefly by the luxurious or aristocratic ); hence, elegantly dressed; aristocratic; luxurious; -- chiefly applied to men, often by way of reproach.

 

[They ] will find their levees crowded with silk-stocking gentry, but no yeomanry; an army of officers without soldiers. Jefferson.

 

SILKWEED

SILKWEED Silk "weed `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Any plant of the genera Asclepias and Acerates whose seed vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed.

 

SILKWORM

Silk "worm `, n. Etym: [AS. seolcwyrm.] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths, which spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon before changing to a pupa.

 

Note: The common species (Bombyx mori ) feeds onm the leaves of the white mulberry tree. It is native of China, but has long been introduced into other countries of Asia and Europe, and is reared on a large scale. In America it is reared only to small extent. The Ailanthus silkworm (Philosamia cynthia ) is a much larger species, of considerable importance, which has been introduced into Europe and America from China. The most useful American species is the Polyphemus. See Polyphemus. Pernyi silkworm, the larva of the Pernyi moth. See Pernyi moth. -- Silkworm gut, a substance prepared from the contents of the silk glands of silkworms and used in making lines for angling. See Gut. -- Silkworm rot, a disease of silkworms; muscardine.

 

SILKY

Silk "y, a. [Compar. Silkier; superl. Silkiest.]

 

1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; silken; silklike; as, a silky luster.

 

2. Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine.

 

3. Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a leaf; sericeous. Silky oak (Bot. ), a lofty Australian tree (Grevillea robusta ) with silky tomentose lobed or incised leaves. It furnishes a valuable timber.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

silk

silk |silk sɪlk | ▶noun a fine, strong, soft, lustrous fiber produced by silkworms in making cocoons and collected to make thread and fabric. • [ often as modifier ] thread or fabric made from the fiber produced by the silkworm: a silk shirt. • (silks ) garments made from such fabric, esp. as worn by a jockey in the colors of a particular horse owner. • Riding a cover worn over a riding hat made from a silklike fabric. • Brit. informal a Queen's (or King's ) Counsel. [so named because of the right accorded to wear a gown made of this cloth. ] • any silklike threads that grow in plants, such as at the end of an ear of corn or in a milkweed pod. DERIVATIVES silk like |ˈsilkˌlīk |adjective ORIGIN Old English sioloc, seolec, from late Latin sericum, neuter of Latin sericus, based on Greek Sēres, the name given to the inhabitants of the Far Eastern countries from which silk first came overland to Europe.

 

silk cotton

silk cot ton ▶noun another term for kapok.

 

silk-cotton tree

silk-cot ton tree ▶noun a tree that produces silk cotton (kapok ). [Two species in the family Bombacaceae: the Indian silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba ) and the ceiba. ]

 

silk dupion

silk du pi on ▶noun see dupion.

 

silken

silk en |ˈsilkən ˈsɪlkən | ▶adjective made of silk: a silken ribbon. • soft or lustrous like silk: silken hair. ORIGIN Old English seolcen (see silk, -en 2 ).

 

silk gland

silk gland ▶noun a gland in a silkworm, spider, or other arthropod that secretes the substance that hardens as threads of silk or web.

 

silk hat

silk hat ▶noun a man's tall, cylindrical hat covered with black silk plush.

 

silkie

sil kie |ˈsilkē ˌsɪlki | ▶noun ( pl. silkies ) 1 a small chicken of a breed characterized by long soft plumage. 2 variant spelling of selkie.

 

silk moth

silk moth ▶noun see silkworm moth.

 

silk oak

silk oak (also silky oak ) ▶noun a tall Australian tree that yields silky-textured timber similar to oak. [Several species in the family Proteaceae, in particular Cardwellia sublimis and the frequently cultivated Grevillea robusta. ]

 

Silk Road

Silk Road (also Silk Route ) an ancient caravan route that linked Xian in central China with the eastern Mediterranean. It was established during the period of Roman rule in Europe and took its name from the silk that was brought to the west from China.

 

silkscreen

silk screen |ˈsilkˌskrēn ˈsɪlkskrin |(also silk screen ) ▶noun a screen of fine mesh used in screen-printing. • a print made by screen-printing. ▶verb [ with obj. ] print, decorate, or reproduce using a silkscreen.

 

silk-stocking

silk-stock ing ▶adjective wealthy; aristocratic: a silk-stocking crowd.

 

silk tree

silk tree ▶noun an ornamental tree of the pea family with fernlike leaves and showy pink plumelike flowers that open in midsummer. It is naturalized in most of the eastern US. [Albizia julibrissin, family Fabaceae. ]

 

silkworm

silk worm |ˈsilkˌwərm ˈsɪlkˌwərm | ▶noun the commercially bred caterpillar of the domesticated silkworm moth (Bombyx mori ), which spins a silk cocoon that is processed to yield silk fiber. • a commercial silk-yielding caterpillar of a saturniid moth. See tussore, tussore moth. ORIGIN Old English seolcwyrm (see silk, worm ).

 

silkworm moth

silk worm moth ▶noun a large moth with a caterpillar that spins a protective silken cocoon. [● (also the silk moth ) a domesticated Asian moth whose larva is the chief commercial silkworm (Bombyx mori, family Bombycidae ). ● (also giant silk moth ) a saturniid moth. ]

 

silky

silk y |ˈsilkē ˈsɪlki | ▶adjective ( silkier, silkiest ) of or resembling silk, esp. in being soft, fine, and lustrous: the fur felt silky and soft. • (of a person or their speech or manner ) suave and smooth, esp. in a way intended to be persuasive: a silky, seductive voice. DERIVATIVES silk i ly |ˈsilkəlē |adverb, silk i ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

silk

silk |sɪlk | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] a fine, strong, soft lustrous fibre produced by silkworms in making cocoons and collected to make thread and fabric. • thread or fabric made from the fibre produced by the silkworm: [ as modifier ] : a silk shirt. • (silks ) garments made from silk, especially as worn by a jockey in the colours of a particular horse owner. • [ count noun ] Riding a cover worn over a riding hat made from a silk-like fabric. • (silks ) the silky styles of the female maize flower. 2 Brit. informal a Queen's (or King's ) Counsel. [so named because of the right accorded to wear a gown made of silk. ] PHRASES take silk Brit. become a Queen's (or King's ) Counsel. DERIVATIVES silk-like adjective ORIGIN Old English sioloc, seolec, from late Latin sericum, neuter of Latin sericus, based on Greek Sēres, the name given to the inhabitants of the Far Eastern countries from which silk first came overland to Europe.

 

silk cotton

silk cot ¦ton ▶noun another term for kapok.

 

silk-cotton tree

silk-cotton tree ▶noun a tree which produces silk cotton. ●Two species in the family Bombacaceae: the Indian silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba ) and the ceiba.

 

silk dupion

silk du ¦pion ▶noun see dupion.

 

silken

silk ¦en |ˈsɪlk (ə )n | ▶adjective made of silk: a silken ribbon. • soft or lustrous like silk: silken hair. ORIGIN Old English seolcen (see silk, -en 2 ).

 

silk gland

silk gland ▶noun a gland in a silkworm, spider, or other arthropod that secretes the substance which hardens as threads of silk or web.

 

silk hat

silk hat ▶noun a man's tall cylindrical hat covered with black silk plush.

 

silkie

silkie |ˈsɪlki | ▶noun ( pl. silkies ) 1 a small chicken of a breed characterized by long soft plumage. 2 variant spelling of selkie.

 

silk moth

silk moth ▶noun a large moth with a caterpillar that spins a protective silken cocoon: ● ( the silk moth ) a domesticated Asian moth whose larva is the chief commercial silkworm (Bombyx mori, family Bombycidae ). ● (also giant silk moth ) a saturniid moth.

 

Silk Road

Silk Road (also Silk Route ) an ancient caravan route linking Xian in central China with the eastern Mediterranean. It was established during the period of Roman rule in Europe, and took its name from the silk which was brought to the west from China.

 

silk screen

silk screen ▶noun a screen of fine mesh used in screen printing. • a print made by screen printing. ▶verb ( silk-screen ) [ with obj. ] print, decorate, or reproduce using a silk screen.

 

silk-stocking

silk-stocking ▶adjective N. Amer. wealthy; aristocratic: a silk-stocking district | a silk-stocking crowd.

 

silk tree

silk tree ▶noun an ornamental tree of the pea family with fernlike leaves and showy pink plumelike flowers that open in midsummer. It is naturalized in most of the eastern US. [Albizia julibrissin, family Fabaceae. ]

 

silkworm

silk |worm |ˈsɪlkwəːm | ▶noun the commercially bred caterpillar of the domesticated silk moth (Bombyx mori ), which spins a silk cocoon that is processed to yield silk fibre. • [ with modifier ] a commercial silk-yielding caterpillar of a saturniid moth. ORIGIN Old English seolcwyrm (see silk, worm ).

 

silkworm moth

silk worm moth ▶noun a large moth with a caterpillar that spins a protective silken cocoon. [● (also the silk moth ) a domesticated Asian moth whose larva is the chief commercial silkworm (Bombyx mori, family Bombycidae ). ● (also giant silk moth ) a saturniid moth. ]

 

silky

silky |ˈsɪlki | ▶adjective ( silkier, silkiest ) of or resembling silk, especially in being soft, fine, and lustrous: the fur felt silky and soft. • (of a person or their speech or manner ) suave and smooth, especially in a way intended to be persuasive: a silky, seductive voice. DERIVATIVES silkily adverb, silkiness noun

 

silky oak

silky oak ▶noun a tall Australian tree which yields silky-textured timber similar to oak. ●Several species in the family Proteaceae, in particular Cardwellia sublimis and the frequently cultivated Grevillea robusta.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

silky

silky adjective her long, silky hair: smooth, soft, sleek, fine, glossy, satiny, silken.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

silky

silky adjective she had long, silky hair: smooth, soft, sleek, lustrous, fine, glossy, satiny, silken, velvety.

 

Duden Dictionary

Silk

Silk Substantiv, maskulin , der |S i lk |der Silk; Genitiv: des Silks, Plural: die Silks englisch silk englische Bezeichnung für: Seide

 

Silke

Sil ke Eigenname |S i lke |weiblicher Vorname

 

Silkgras

Silk gras Substantiv, Neutrum , das |S i lkgras |das Silkgras; Genitiv: des Silkgrases englisch ; eigentlich »Seidengras «haltbare, feine Blattfasern verschiedener Ananasgewächse

 

Silkscreen

Silk screen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈsɪlkskriːn |das Silkscreen; Genitiv: des Silkscreens englische Bezeichnung für: Siebdruck

 

Silkworm

Silk worm Substantiv, Neutrum , das Silkwormgut |ˈsɪlkwəːm |das Silkworm; Genitiv: des Silkworms aus dem Spinnsaft der Seidenraupe gewonnenes chirurgisches Nähmaterial

 

Silkwormgut

Silk worm gut Substantiv, Neutrum , das Silkworm |…gat |das Silkwormgut; Genitiv: des Silkwormguts aus dem Spinnsaft der Seidenraupe gewonnenes chirurgisches Nähmaterial

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

silk

silk /sɪlk /(形 )silken, silky 名詞 U 1 絹 , 絹糸 , 生糸 （きいと ）; 絹織物 , 絹布 ▸ raw silk 生糸 ▸ (as ) smooth as silk 絹のようになめらかな 2 〖～s 〗絹の服 ; (競馬騎手の着る色つきの )勝負服 .3 クモの糸 (spider silk ).4 絹のようなもの .5 〖形容詞的に 〗絹でできた ▸ a silk blouse [dress, handkerchief, shirt ]シルクのブラウス [ドレス, ハンカチ, シャツ ]6 ｟英 ｠〘法 〙(英国法廷の )勅選弁護士 (団 )(King's [Queen's ] Counsel ) (!絹のガウンを着る ) .be dr è ssed in s ì lks and s á tins ぜいたくな服を着ている .h ì t the s í lk ｟米俗 ｠パラシュートを使って飛び降りる .m à ke a s ì lk p ú rse out of a s ò w's é ar 〖しばしば否定形で 〗悪いものを良いものに変える (!make [turn ] a sow's ear into a silk purse (豚の耳で絹の財布を作る )のことわざより ) .t à ke s í lk 勅選弁護士になる .～̀ h á t シルクハット .S -̀ R ó ad 〖the ～〗シルクロード, 絹の道 〘中国とヨーロッパを結ぶ古代の通商路で中国人は絹をヨーロッパに運び, 琥珀 （こはく ）などの宝石を持ち帰った 〙.

 

silken

silk en /sɪ́lk (ə )n /形容詞 比較なし 1 ｟文 ｠＝silky .2 ｟文 ｠絹の, 絹でできた .3 ぜいたくな ; 優雅な .

 

silk(-)screen

s í lk (-)scr è en 名詞 U シルクスクリーン 〘絹の型紙を用いてする色印刷 [捺染 （なつせん ）]法 〙.形容詞 シルクスクリーンの, シルクスクリーンで描いた ▸ silkscreen printing シルクスクリーン印刷

 

silkworm

s í lk w ò rm 名詞 C 〘虫 〙カイコ .

 

silky

silk y /sɪ́lki /形容詞 1 絹のような ; (絹のように )柔らかな, なめらかな, つやのある .2 〈声が 〉つややかな ; 猫なで声の ; 毛の柔らかな .3 〈動きが 〉優雅な .4 (葉に )絹毛のある .s í lk i ly 副詞 s í lk i ness 名詞