LEARNit Dictionary
silk
noun
/sɪlk/
UK
/sɪlk/
US
B2
1
B2
fine soft thread produced by silkworms
ابریشم, ریشم
2
B2
a type of fine smooth cloth made from silkthread; a piece of this cloth
ابریشم, حریر, پارچه ابریشمی
a silk dress/blouse/scarf/tie/sari
silk stockings
made of pure silk
Her skin was as smooth as silk.
fine silks produced in Italy
see also
watered silk
,
wild silk
3
thread made of silk used for sewing
نخ ابریشمی
4
clothes made of silk, especially the coloured shirts worn by people riding horses in a race (=
jockeys
)
پیراهن مسابقات اسبدوانی, پیراهن مخصوص اسبدوانان, پیراهن جوکی, لباس مخصوص جوکی
ladies in silks and satins
5
a type of lawyer who represents the government (= a King’s Counsel / Queen’s Counsel)
وکیل مدافع سلطنت, وکیل حکومت, وکیل ملکه
to take silk