ALL meanings of silking
silk
S s - 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
- noun silking Informal. a parachute, especially one opened aloft. 1
- noun silking any fiber or filamentous matter resembling silk, as a filament produced by certain spiders, the thread of a mollusk, or the like. 1
- noun silking the hairlike styles on an ear of corn. 1
- noun silking British Informal. a King's or Queen's Counsel. any barrister of high rank. 1
- adjective silking made of silk. 1
- adjective silking resembling silk; silky. 1
- adjective silking of or relating to silk. 1
- verb without object silking (of corn) to be in the course of developing silk. 1
- idioms silking hit the silk, Slang. to parachute from an aircraft; bail out. 1
- idioms silking take silk, British. to become a Queen's or King's Counsel. 1