seda
silk.
Interestingly, the Jacquard loom had a resolution of 1000 silk threads to the inch, equalling that of paper.
Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy
Everybody knows 'you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear,' suggesting that something without inherent value can't be transformed into something valuable.
Or, as they say around here, 'You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy'.
gusano de seda
silkworm
The food here is generally excellent, but there's one menu item that's always interested me more than the others - 'tasty crispy silkworm'.
más suave que la seda
as soft as silk
It feels as light and soft as silk, yet has the durability of cotton.
papel de seda
tissue paper
tissue sheet
Flexible moulds made of laminated paper called 'flong' were first used in Lyons in 1829 and were blotting and tissue paper pasted together, and the mould was formed by beating damp flong on the face of the type.
The heat melts the wax on those areas which correspond with the image areas of the original, and the melted wax is absorbed into the tissue sheet.
seda dental
dental floss
The author examines the composition of plaque and describes how to remove it with the use of a toothbrush and dental floss.
seda formando aguas
watered silk
Some of these exotic bindings were covered with materials such as watered silk, velvet, deep-stamped leather, and papier mâché.
tan suave como la seda
as soft as silk
as smooth as silk
It feels as light and soft as silk, yet has the durability of cotton.
Everything is top notch, smooth as silk and good looking.
