1. yarn produced by spinning silk waste and short, broken filaments from which the sericin has been removed. Cf. reeled silk .
2. a fabric woven from this yarn.
[ 1750-60 ]
1. yarn produced by spinning silk waste and short, broken filaments from which the sericin has been removed. Cf. reeled silk .
2. a fabric woven from this yarn.
[ 1750-60 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012