spun silk

noun

1. yarn produced by spinning silk waste and short, broken filaments from which the sericin has been removed. Compare reeled silk.
2. a fabric woven from this yarn.

spun silk

noun

1. yarn or fabric made from silk waste

Word History and Origins

Origin of spun silk¹

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

There is another class of threads made from waste silk by spinning and known as spun silk.

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And how did you get such most wonderful hair, like spun silk, every bit of it?

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Her black hair was fine as spun silk; the coil under her hat-brim shone as she moved.

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It is fed principally on the Hera, or Palma christi leaves, and gives sometimes 12 broods of spun silk in the course of a year.

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I was wearing under my flannel shirt an under-vest made of wool and spun silk.

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