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Meaning of "raw silk" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RAW SILK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAW SILK

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Raw silk is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RAW SILK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

raw silk

Noil

Noil is the short fiber left over from combing wool or spinning silk and used as a decorative additive for many spinning projects, like rovings and yarns. Silk noil is also called "raw silk", although that is a misnomer. As noil is a relatively short fiber, fabric made from noil is weaker and considered less valuable. The plural noils is also used, and means the same as noil.

Definition of raw silk in the English dictionary

The definition of raw silk in the dictionary is untreated silk fibres reeled from the cocoon. Other definition of raw silk is fabric woven from such fibres.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAW SILK

raw
raw material
raw milk
raw milk cheese
raw score
raw sienna
Rawalpindi
rawaru
rawboned
rawhead
rawhide
rawhide hammer
rawin
rawinsonde
rawish
Rawlbolt
Rawlplug
rawly
rawmaish
rawness

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAW SILK

corn silk
embroidery silk
oiled silk
sewing silk
shot silk
silk
spun silk
take silk
vegetable silk
watered silk
wild silk

Synonyms and antonyms of raw silk in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «raw silk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAW SILK

Find out the translation of raw silk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of raw silk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «raw silk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

生丝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

seda cruda
570 millions of speakers

English

raw silk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कच्चे रेशम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحرير الخام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шелк-сырец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

seda crua
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাঁচা রেশম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soie grège
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sutera mentah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rohseide
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

生糸
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

생사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sutra mentah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tơ sống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூல பட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कच्चे रेशीम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ham ipek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

seta greggia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

surowego jedwabiu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шовк - сирець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mătase brută
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακατέργαστο μετάξι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ruwe kant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

råsilke
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

råsilke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of raw silk

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAW SILK»

The term «raw silk» is regularly used and occupies the 85.336 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAW SILK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about raw silk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAW SILK»

Discover the use of raw silk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to raw silk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Raw Silk: Poems
Alexander's cross-cultural perspective and sense of global identity (gained from her childhood in India and the Sudan, and her adult life in New York City) infuses her poems.
Meena Alexander, 2004
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Raw Silk: A Novel
Janet Burroway’s critically acclaimed novel, which the New Yorker hailed as “enormously enjoyable” and Newsweek called “a novel of rare and lustrous quality,” is the story of a woman whose unraveling marriage sends her on a ...
Janet Burroway, 2014
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Hand Book of Silk Technology
This Book Presents A Comprehensive Exposition Of Silk Technology And Covers Various Aspects Of Post Cocoon Technology, Right From Cocoon Formation And Reeling Upto Fabric Finishing In Substantial Detail.
Tammanna N. Sonwalkar, 1993
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Raw Silk Properties: Classification of Raw Silk and Silk ...
Classification of Raw Silk and Silk Throwing Warren Pharoah Seem. (3) Those due to bad throwing, improper soaps or oils used in soaking, or to rough handling . (4) Those caused in the boiling off and the dyeing processes. If only the ...
Warren Pharoah Seem, 1922
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Raw Silk: A Practical Hand-book for the Buyer
There used to be a time, say twenty years ago, when silk men were pretty well satisfied with the business. Things were going on smoothly, profits were plentiful. Nowadays it seems that everybody, from the raw silk dealer to the weaver, is only  ...
Leo Duran, 1921
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Reports of the Raw Silk Classification Committee: On ...
On Standardized Tests for Raw Silk ; Tentative Standard Tests for Raw Silk ; Tentative Classification ; American Standard Silk Skein Silk Association of America. Raw Silk Classification Committee. The Committee is pleased to report that its ...
Silk Association of America. Raw Silk Classification Committee, 1922
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Global Silk Industry: A Complete Source Book
10 Global Marketing, Promotion 10.1 World Raw silk Trading Raw silk is an important international trade commodity traded at the main commodity markets of New York, Lyon and London. Japan used to dominate the world silk market with her ...
R.k.datta, 2007
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Raw Silk
Software engineer Kate O'Neill leaves her lover to take a job in Thailand.
Lisabet Sarai, 2002
9
Silk Reeling and Testing Manual
This requires different qualities of raw silk. In order to assist the weaving industry in the selection of the required raw silk, it must be first tested and classified. Further, the raw silk reeling industry requires well-defined standards, which can only ...
‎1999
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China: Sericulture : Report on a FAO/UNDP Study Tour to the ...
CHAPTER 7 RAW SIliC REELING AND PROCESSING 7.1 RAW SILK KEELING 7.1.1 Aim of Raw Silk Reeling The objective of silk reeling is to unwind the filament of which the cocoon is formed in order to obtain the silk yarn called 'raw silk1.
‎1980

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAW SILK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term raw silk is used in the context of the following news items.
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New Haven's Hottest Designer Neville Wisdom Inspired By Classic …
He is a connoisseur of natural fabrics — cashmere, raw silk, wool crepe — as his designs are about how natural fabrics work with the nuances of a woman's ... «Hartford Courant, Jun 15»
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Karnataka wants Import duty on chinese silk raised
The letter and the delegation emphasised that the reduction from 15% to 10% on Chinese raw silk, announced in the 2015-16 Budget, would throw the ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»
3
World: Raw Silk - Market Report. Analysis and Forecast to 2020
The report provides an in-depth analysis of the Global Market of Raw silk. It presents the latest data of the market value, consumption, domestic production, ... «SYS-CON Media, Jun 15»
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State team presses for hike in import duty on raw silk
A delegation comprising leaders of all parties from the State on Wednesday demanded that the Centre increase the import duty on raw silk from the existing 10 ... «Deccan Herald, May 15»
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Randy Crawford – Raw Silk – Warner Bros. (1979)/ Pure Pleasure …
Crawford utilizes a variety of songwriters on Raw Silk. Side2 begins with a ... Audiophile vinyl was a good choice for this version of Raw Silk. Crawford's voice is ... «Audiophile Audition, Apr 15»
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Spiders Spin Electrically Charged Silk To Make It Sticky
The organ funnels raw silk through very long, narrow ducts before spitting them out the tiny nozzles. Then, using special hairs growing on its hind legs, the spider ... «Smithsonian, Jan 15»
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Decor: Hand-printed, raw-silk lamps by Fibre en lumière
Raw silk, Gamiette explained, attracts her as a material because of its irregularities, its sheen, and she likes that it appears differently when the lamp is turned on ... «Montreal Gazette, Jan 15»
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Raw Silk - A not so silky North-South divide
As per Ministry of Commerce, in FY2014 India imported over 3,259 MT raw silk (most of it mulberry), valued at close to $150 million. And more than 98% of this ... «The Dollar Business, Dec 14»
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Sites in Iraq, Japan, the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia inscribed on …
Built by the Japanese Government with machinery imported from France, it consists of four sites that attest to the different stages in the production of raw silk: ... «UNESCO.org, Jun 14»
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'Extend anti-dumping duty on raw silk imports from China'
NEW DELHI: To boost domestic silk production, Assocham has urged the government to extend anti-dumping duty on raw silk imports from China, which have ... «Economic Times, Apr 14»

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