silk thread

collocation in English

meaningsofsilkandthread

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silk
noun
uk
/sɪlk/us
/sɪlk/
a delicate, soft type of cloth made from a thread produced by silkworms, or the ...
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thread
noun
uk
/θred/us
/θred/
(a length of) a very ...
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(Definition ofsilkandthreadfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsilk thread

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She will buy somesilkthreadwith which to sew it together and that will be taxed.
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One of these items is artificialsilkthreadand another is tissue containing silk.
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The top thicker strings (i.e. strings one to four) are further wrapped in a thinsilkthread, coiled around the core to make it smoother.
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Snger used silver andsilkthreadas suture material.
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Silk strings are made by gathering a prescribed number of strands ofsilkthread, then twisting them tightly together.
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The coats were made from sheepskins that were fully cured and tanned, colourful and finely embroidered withsilkthread.
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They attest of superb quality and workmanship by their embroidering in gold technique and the use ofsilkthreadin the same colour.
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The third mill wovesilkthreadinto cloth.
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Nor are historical records available to verify other jade garments connected bysilkthread.
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As a warp for pautinkas knitters use rayonsilkthreadand for shawls they use cotton thread.
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They manufactured animal traps andsilkthread, and raised and canned fruits and vegetables.
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There is also the year of incorporation, 1823, fashioned out of asilkthread, all of which is on to a yellow background.
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As they pupate they face upright, secure the tip of the abdomen to a branch with asilkthread, and hang freely.
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As she picked it out and started to wrap thesilkthreadaround her finger, she slowly felt a warm sensation.
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She used dyed-to-matchsilkthreadand employed ten assistants to reinforce the 1020sqft m2 relic.
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Females are usually solitary and to attract males, release the pheromones on trees along asilkthread.
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The weft is asilkthreadwhich is dyed.
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The feet are secured to the rod by wrapping them with nylon orsilkthread.
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To do this, skeins ofsilkthreadare immersed in large tubs of hydrogen peroxide.
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