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silk

[silk] / sɪlk /


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On a day that Nandini Harinath describes as the most important of her life, the Indian space scientist turned up to the office in a vibrant red and blue silk sari.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Listening to “The Boutique,” I feel like I should be smoking a cigarette and drinking the dirtiest martini known to man in a speakeasy, wearing a drop waist silk dress and bright red lipstick.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

She created all the world and everything in it, spinning us into being on threads of silk.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Gucci’s new collection of silk scarves features two designs created exclusively for the Rodeo Drive store and LACMA, in time for the opening of the David Geffen Galleries.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Mrs. Sasaki looked beautiful in her best flowered silk kimono.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr




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