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h bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of du…

A silky, crystalline, waxy substance, forming the less soluble part of beeswax, and regarded as a palmitate of a higher alcohol of the paraffin series; -- called also myricyl alcohol.

A scarf, band, or kerchief of silk, etc., passing around the neck or collar and tied in front; a bow of silk, etc., fastened in front of the neck.

To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk.

wool separated from the longer staple by combing; also, a similar piece or shred of waste silk.

Covered or treated with oil; dressed with, or soaked in, oil. Oiled silk, silk rendered waterproof by saturation with boiled oil.

A kind of double thrown silk of very fine texture, that is, silk twisted like a rope with different strands, so as to increase its strength.

mplex nitrogenous acid related to the ureids, and obtained from parabanic acid as a white silky crystalline substance.

A rich and heavy silk stuff. [Written also padesoy.]

mpas grass (Bot.), a very tall ornamental grass (Gynerium argenteum) with a silvery-white silky panicle. It is a native of the pampas of South America.

One of the openings in a slashed garment, showing the bright colored silk, or the like, within; hence, the piece of colored or other stuff so shown.

To take heed; to care. [Obs.] As for these silken-coated slaves, I pass not. Shak.

A small piece of black silk stuck on the face, or neck, to hide a defect, or to heighten beauty. Your black patches you wear variously. Beau. & Fl.

A kind of lace of silk or thread. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

An epidemic disease of the silkworm, characterized by the presence of minute vibratory corpuscles in the blood.

t for men or women, originally of fur, or lined with fur; a lady's outer garment, made of silk or other fabric.

A silk-producing moth (Attacus Pernyi) which feeds upon the oak. It has been introduced into Europe and America from China.

A thin silk fabric, used formerly for linings. Beck.

A hydrous arsenate of lime, usually occurring in silky fibers of a white or grayish color.

e bivalve mollusks found in all warm seas. The byssus consists of a large number of long, silky fibers, which have been used in manufacturing woven fabrics, as a curiosity.