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[silk] / sɪlk /


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Executives at other branded-goods companies in recent months have talked up their newest concepts: silk diapers, Doritos with protein, Pepsi with fiber, Capri Sun with electrolytes and “hydrating” hot chocolate.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Artisans at the London fashion house Safiyaa spent 150 hours embroidering Anderson’s bespoke silk reception outfit.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Do you like the imported marble floors and silk window treatments?

From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2026

GUILIN, China—More than a millennium ago, the Tang dynasty writer Han Yu said of Guilin’s landscape, “The river forms a blue-green silk ribbon, the mountains are like jade hairpins.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Chains of jewel-colored silk scarves stretched across the walls and dangled from the ceiling.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

Merchants followed the trade winds south from Oman and elsewhere in the Arab Peninsula for hundreds of years, bringing to the African coast everything from silks and porcelain to brass and paper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Her doctors searched for ways to manage her stress by exposing her to various activities, including video games, serene Icelandic landscapes and an aerial silks performance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Owner David Proos hoping to go two better after his family silks were carried to third by Rinus in 1990.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2025

Fuller’s signature creation might be the serpentine dance, which combined flowing choreography borrowed from “skirt dancing” with silks and lighting to create the impression of waves and whirling.

From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2024

They dressed in flowing silks cinched at the waist with beaded belts.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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