silking

silk

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [silk]
- /sɪlk/
- /ˈsɪlkɪŋ /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [silk]
- /sɪlk/

Definitions of silking word

noun silking the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm. 1
noun silking thread made from this fiber. 1
noun silking cloth made from this fiber. 1
noun silking a garment of this cloth. 1
noun silking a gown of such material worn distinctively by a King's or Queen's Counsel at the English bar. 1
noun silking silks, the blouse and peaked cap, considered together, worn by a jockey or sulky driver in a race. 1

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Origin of silking

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English sioloc, seol(o)c (cognate with Old Norse silki), by uncertain transmission < Greek sērikón silk, noun use of neuter of sērikós silken, literally, Chinese, derivative of Sêres the Chinese (Russian shëlk, OPruss silkas (genitive) “silk” appear to be < Gmc); cf. seric-

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Parts of speech for Silking

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silking popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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