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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOT SILK

shot silk  [ʃɒt sɪlk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOT SILK

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shot silk is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHOT SILK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shot silk

Shot silk is a fabric which is made up of silk woven from warp and weft yarns of two or more colours producing an iridescent appearance. A "shot" is a single throw of the bobbin that carries the weft thread through the warp, and shot silk colours can be described as " shot with." The weaving technique can also be applied to other fibres such as cotton, linen, and synthetics.

Definition of shot silk in the English dictionary

The definition of shot silk in the dictionary is silk woven to give a changing colour effect.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHOT SILK


bilk
bɪlk
buttermilk
ˈbʌtəˌmɪlk
foremilk
ˈfɔːˌmɪlk
ilk
ɪlk
Liebfraumilch
ˈliːbfraʊˌmɪlk
milk
mɪlk
silk
sɪlk
soymilk
ˈsɔɪˌmɪlk
thilk
ðɪlk
whilk
hwɪlk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOT SILK

shot
shot angle
shot effect
shot glass
shot hole
shot in the arm
shot in the dark
shot noise
shot put
shot putter
shot tower
shot-blasting
shote
shotfirer
shotgun
shotgun marriage
shotgun wedding
shotgunned
shotgunner
shotgunning

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOT SILK

breast milk
coconut milk
condensed milk
corn silk
cry over spilt milk
embroidery silk
formula milk
full-cream milk
of that ilk
oiled silk
raw milk
raw silk
sewing silk
skim milk
spun silk
take silk
vegetable silk
watered silk
whole milk
wild silk

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shot silk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHOT SILK

Find out the translation of shot silk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shot 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 «shot silk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拍丝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

seda tornasolada
570 millions of speakers

English

shot silk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शॉट रेशम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طلقة الحرير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выстрел шелк
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tiro de seda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শট রেশম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soie de tir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tembakan sutera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schuss Seide
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ショット絹
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

총 실크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sutra ditembak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bắn lụa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஷாட் பட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शॉट रेशीम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ipek attı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colpo di seta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strzał jedwabiu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

постріл шовк
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

împușcat mătase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

shot μετάξι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skoot kant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skott silke
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shot silke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shot silk

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOT SILK»

The term «shot silk» is normally little used and occupies the 143.058 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOT SILK» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOT SILK»

Discover the use of shot silk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shot silk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Textiles and Clothing, C.1150-c.1450
The former is a shot silk with warp and weft yarns of different colours, the more closely spaced threads being lighter coloured (Fig 62). This colour difference is visible to the eye, but tests failed to identify the presence of any dyestuffs in either  ...
Elisabeth Crowfoot, Frances Pritchard, Kay Staniland, 2006
2
Royal Commission and Government of India Silk Culture Court: ...
Orange and red shot silk piece. From Delhi, Punjab. 120. Crimson silk piece with yellow border. From Lahore, Punjab. 121. Dark grey piece of silk. From Lahore. 122. Light green piece of silk, red border From Lahore. 123. Red piece of silk, ...
T. Wardle, 1886
3
Global Silk Industry: A Complete Source Book
The power loom weavers continue to dominate in shot silk gold lace saris. Karnataka specializes in taffetas woven with dyed yarns. After degumming the organzine and tram, the yarns are dyed in light or dark shades to produce shot colors.
R.k.datta, 2007
4
Hand-book of the Manufactures & Arts of the Punjab: With a ...
Red and green, shot silk, Value Rs. 41 4 0 Lilac, Rs. 30 14 G Rose color and black stripe, „ 36 2 6 Pale lilac and scarlet line, „ 46 8 0 Black with crimson line, „ 38 4 0 Green, , 13 12 0 Scarlet and black line, ... „ 48 8 6 The following are from ...
Baden Henry Baden-Powell, 1872
5
Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886, Empire of ...
Yellow and red shot silk. From Delhi, Punjab. I14. A very large piece of silk embroidery. It is a ceiling cover, and is called Hindi Ghandani. From Multan, Punjab. I15. Striped silk, in dull red, gold, and white. From the Punjab. I16. Grey silk.
Sir Thomas Wardle, 1886
6
Hand-book of the Manufactures and Arts of the Punjab
Bed and green, shot silk, Value Rs. 41 4 0 Lilac, Bs. 80 14 6 Bose color and black stripe, „ 36 2 6 Pale lilac and scarlet line, „ 46 8 0 Black with crimson line, „ 38 4 0 Green, „ 13 12 0 Scarlet and black line, ... „ 48 8 6 The following are from ...
Baden Henry Baden-Powell, 1872
7
The American Silk Journal
... more shades in a shot silk and moired. Moirk Ocean. Watered in a design of wavy, undulating stripes. Moire Poplin. A wool-filled corded fabric with watered effect. Moire Renaissance. A fabric watered in Renaissance design. Moire Scintillant ...
‎1915
8
Ancient European Costume and Fashion
Satin—Sericum—Sub-Sericum—Patterned Silks—Brocade—Damask — Baudekyn—Cendal—-Gauze—Camocas—Pailes—Pailes of Damascus—Shot Silk— Frise-Creped Silk—Sarsnet—Pourpre—-L'Ecarlate~—Siglaton—Velvet-— Velvet ...
Herbert Norris, 2013
9
Who's who Year-book for 1905
Scarlet cloth, lined with silk, red shot with purple. . Black, lined with silk, mazarin blue shot with green. . Dark blue silk, lined with pearl-colour shot silk of three hues. . Scarlet, lined with pearl -colour shot silk. 148 WHO'S WHO YEAR BOOK, ...
‎1908
10
Who's who Year-book for ...
Dark blue silk, lined with pearl-colour shot silk of three hues. Mus.Boc. Doctor of Music Scarlet, lined with pearl-colour shot silk. Primed by R. & R. CLARK, LIMITED, Edinéurg/r. BHRISTIAN COMMUNITY. Instituted by the Huguenots, 1685.
‎1908

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