seric-

1. a combining form meaning “silk,” used as a base in English derivatives:

   sericin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of seric-¹

Combining form of Medieval Latin sēricum silk ( Latin sēricus Chinese, silken) < Greek sērikón silk, neuter of sērikós Chinese, silken, equivalent to sḗr silkworm + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

A friend of Bekim's, central to this world, was a bass player and Sarajevo's most esteemed artist before the war, Nebojsa Shoba Seric.

From The Guardian

Seric′ides, a section of melolonthine beetles.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

Flax, wool, and the skins of many animals provide plentiful clothing low in price; while a luxurious kind, not hard to procure—that is the so called seric material, is furnished by the down of trees and the webs of the silk worm.

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The coasts of Italy had long been wasted by Gen'seric, king of the Vandals, and in order to put an end to their incursions, the emperor determined to attack the pirates in Africa, the seat of their power.

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Gen'seric, the king of that nation, passed over from Spain, which his barbarous forces had already wasted, and the African provinces were now subjected to the same calamities that afflicted the rest of the empire.

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