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The answer SILK has 237 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of silk in various dictionaries:
noun - a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
noun - animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders
A fine, lustrous fiber composed mainly of fibroin and produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons, especially the strong, elastic, fibrous secretion of silkworms used to make thread and fabric.
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| Like some boxers |
| Kimono fabric |
| A shiny fabric |
| Fine pajama fabric |
| Fine pajama material |
| Pajama material, perhaps |
| Necktie fabric |
| Fancy hat fabric |
| Fabric |
| Old parachute fabric |
| Possible Jeopardy Clues |
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| Ancient Persian courts would unravel this material from China & reweave it into their own designs |
| Early Chinese scribes usually wrote on wood, bamboo or this fabric |
| Make a nice smooth latte using this No. 1 U.S. brand of soy milk |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands between two large men holding diapers.) Quite a lot of this rich fabric goes into a "mawashi", which wraps several times around the sumo wrestler |
| When you say it's fiber from insect larvae made from cocoon spinning, it's hard to believe we love to sleep on sheets of it |
| A knotted strand of this material is the traditional cord on which pearls are strung |
| An insect called a webspinner spins this fiber as it runs back & forth |
| The strings on the Japanese koto, a type of zither, were traditionally made of this fiber but are now mostly synthetic |
| The larva of the Bombyx mori moth produces this fiber |
| As a group, spiders have 7 different types of glands to produce this fiber |
| Geographic Matches |
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| Silk, Khorasan, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) |
| Silk, Tunceli, TURKEY |
| Silk, Ventspils, LATVIA |
| Silk description |
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Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best-known silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity (sericulture). The shimmering appearance of silk is due to the triangular prism-like structure of the silk fibre, which allows silk cloth to refract incoming light at different angles, thus producing different colors. * Silk is produced by several insects, like silk worms but generally only the silk of moth caterpillars has been used for textile manufacturing. There has been some research into other types of silk, which differ at the molecular level. Silk is mainly produced by the larvae of insects undergoing complete metamorphosis, but some insects such as webspinners and raspy crickets produce silk throughout their lives. Silk production also occurs in Hymenoptera (bees, wasps |