silk

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (uncountable) A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).
2. (countable, uncountable) A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers.
3. (countable, uncountable) Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes.
4. (countable, uncountable) The gown worn by a Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel.
5. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel.
6. (countable, in-plural, uncountable) A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks.
7. (countable, plural-normally, uncountable) The garments worn by a jockey displaying the colors of the horse's owner.

Verb

To remove the silk from (corn).

Concepten

zijde

zij

👩

zijden

zijdedoek

zijig

zijdeachtig

zijden

spinrag

zij

zijde

rag

Synoniemen

silken

silky

of silk

silk-

linen

hair

silk cloth

cotton

light

linseed

muslin

natural silk

nylon

old

🧓

pongee

rayon

reins

ribbon

🎀

sarcenet

satin

silk cord

silk hat

silks

silk thread

strap

textile

tissue

embroidery thread

filamentus

sarsenet

a silk gown

thin silk

brocade

cocoon fiber

chiffon

clothing

coarse

etc.

fabric

filament

hemp

Vertalingen

soie

seda

Seide

seta

seda

μετάξι

seda

ipek

حرير

seda

soyeux

seiden

bombycinus

μέταξα

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/sɪlk/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: silk

Overgenomen van Oudengels: sioloc

Verwant aan Oudnoors: silki

Verwant aan Deens: silke

Verwant aan Zweeds: silke

Verwant aan Russisch: шёлк

Verwant aan Litouws: zilkaĩ

Verwant aan Chinees: 絲

In summary

From Middle English silk, sylk, selk, selc, from Old English sioloc, seoloc, seolc (“silk”). The immediate source is uncertain; it probably reached English via the Baltic trade routes (cognates in Old Norse silki (> Danish silke, Swedish silke (“silk”)), Russian шёлк (šolk), obsolete Lithuanian zilkai̇̃), all ultimately from Late Latin sēricus, from Ancient Greek σηρικός (sērikós), ultimately from an Oriental language (represented now by e.g. Chinese 絲 /丝 (sī, “silk”)). Compare Seres. Doublet of seric and serge.