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Pullicate :: Pullicate (n.) A kind of checked cotton or silk handkerchief.

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

Silkworm :: Silkworm (n.) 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..

Paduasoy :: Paduasoy (n.) A rich and heavy silk stuff.

Dress :: Dress (n.) A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress..

Muscardine :: Muscardine (n.) A disease which is very destructive to silkworms, and which sometimes extends to other insects. It is attended by the development of a fungus (provisionally called Botrytis bassiana). Also, the fungus itself..

Fabric :: Fabric (n.) Cloth of any kind that is woven or knit from fibers, either vegetable or animal; manufactured cloth; as, silks or other fabrics..

Silkiness :: Silkiness (n.) The quality or state of being silky or silken; softness and smoothness.

Rowel :: Rowel (n.) A roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the flesh of horses, answering to a seton in human surgery..

Haberdasher :: Haberdasher (n.) A dealer in drapery goods of various descriptions, as laces, silks, trimmings, etc..

Cocoon :: Cocoon (n.) An oblong case in which the silkworm lies in its chrysalis state. It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm just before leaving the larval state. From these the silk of commerce is prepared.

Silken :: Silken (a.) Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; as, silken cloth; a silken veil..

Sericterium :: Sericterium (n.) A silk gland, as in the silkworms..

Cappadine :: Cappadine (n.) A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has been reeled off, used for shag..

Eosin :: Eosin (n.) A yellow or brownish red dyestuff obtained by the action of bromine on fluorescein, and named from the fine rose-red which it imparts to silk. It is also used for making a fine red ink. Its solution is fluorescent..

Scutch :: Scutch (v. t.) To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing.

Canton Crape :: Canton crape () A soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet trimmings, etc.; -- called also Oriental crape..

Cassinette :: Cassinette (n.) A cloth with a cotton warp, and a woof of very fine wool, or wool and silk..

Patch :: Patch (n.) A small piece of black silk stuck on the face, or neck, to hide a defect, or to heighten beauty..

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.

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