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a fine, soft thread from the cocoons of certain insects, used to make cloth

fabric

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Cases of word usage

1) a twist (of wool, silk etc) (hank)

2) a long strip of cotton or silk material worn round the middle of the body in Malaysia, Indonesia etc (sarong)

3) a kind of silk material that is shiny on one side (satin)

4) soft, shiny and smooth like silk (silky)

5) a length of silk or wool or thread coiled loosely into a bundle (skein)

SILK as in Wiktionary
SILK as in Wikipedia