silk

silk
[sɪlk] 1.
nome
1) (fabric, thread) seta f.
2) gener. pl. (clothing) seteria f.
3) (of spider) seta f.
4) BE dir. = patrocinante per la corona
2.
modificatore [garment] di seta

silk route — via della seta

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as soft o smooth as silk — liscio come la seta

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[silk]
noun
1) (very fine, soft threads made by silkworms.) seta
2) (thread, cloth etc made from this: The dress was made of silk; (also adjective) a silk dress.) seta; di seta
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- silkiness
- silkworm
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[sɪlk]
1. n
seta
2. adj
(blouse, stockings) di seta, (industry) della seta

a silk scarf — un foulard di seta

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silk /sɪlk/
A n. [u]
1 seta: artificial silk, seta artificiale; raw silk, seta greggia; shot silk, seta cangiante; spun silk, seta filata
2 tessuto di seta
3 (pl.) abiti di seta; sete
4 (pl.) (ipp.) colori di scuderia (di un fantino)
5 filo (di ragnatela)
6 (bot.) barba (del granturco)
7 (slang USA) donna bianca
B a. attr.
di seta: silk stockings, calze di seta
● (econ.) silk district, regione sericola □ silk flowers, fiori finti □ silk goods, seterie □ silk hat, cappello a cilindro; cilindro □ silk mill, setificio; filanda □ silk moth, farfalla del baco da seta □ silk reeling, filatura della seta □ (stor.) the silk road, la via della seta □ silk screen, matrice per serigrafia □ silk-screen, serigrafico: silk-screen printing, stampa serigrafica; serigrafia □ silk spinner, filatore di seta; setaiolo □ silk thrower, torcitore (del filato) di seta □ silk waste, cascami di seta □ silk weaver, tessitore di seta; setaiolo □ (leg., in GB) to take silk, diventare «King's (o Queen's) Counsel» (titolo onorifico di avvocati patrocinanti, che indossano una toga di seta) □ (prov.) You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, non si può cavar sangue da una rapa.
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[sɪlk] 1.
nome
1) (fabric, thread) seta f.
2) gener. pl. (clothing) seteria f.
3) (of spider) seta f.
4) BE dir. = patrocinante per la corona
2.
modificatore [garment] di seta

silk route — via della seta

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as soft o smooth as silk — liscio come la seta


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