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silk noun

  /sɪlk/
  • A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers.
 síoda, seiric, éadach síoda
  • (mostly, uncountable) A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).
  • 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.
  • (colloquial) A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel.
  • (circus arts, in the plural) A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks.
  • (horse racing, usually, in the plural) The garments worn by a jockey displaying the colors of the horse's owner.
 síoda, éadach síoda
Silk Road
Bóthar an tSíoda
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