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A ball or skein of thread; a cocoon. [Obs.] Silkworms finish their bottoms in . . . fifteen days. Mortimer.

A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.

r my dagger with the braver grace. Shak. For I have gold, and therefore will be brave. In silks I'll rattle it of every color. Robert Greene. Frog and lizard in holiday coats And turtle brave in his golden spots. Emerson.

a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to bridle a horse. He bridled her mouth with a silkweed twist. Drake.

Silk stuff, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other stuffs thus wrought and enriched. A gala suit of faded brocade. W. Irving.

covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow. 'T is not your inky brows, your brack silk hair. Shak.

ameter; the thousand-headed cabbage. -- Brussels wire ground, a ground for lace, made of silk, with meshes partly straight and partly arched.

To crackle; to rustle, as a silk garment. [Obs.] Gower.

Made of silk; having a silky or flaxlike appearance. Coles.

ly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk. [Written also byss and byssin.]

The finest kind of silk received from India.

press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper, etc. Ure.

A light, loose dress or robe. [Also written camus.] [Obs.] All in a camis light of purple silk. Spenser.

A woven fabric originally made of camel's hair, now chiefly of goat's hair and silk, or of wool and cotton. [Sometimes written camelot and camblet.]

A soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet trimmings, etc.; -- called also Oriental crape. De Colange.

A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has been reeled off, used for shag.

A cloth with a cotton wart, and a woof of very fine wool, or wool and silk.

y of them are popularly called worms, as the cutworm, cankerworm, army worm, cotton worm, silkworm.

Cherry-colored; a light bright red; --- applied to textile fabrics, especially silk.

A soft and delicate woolen, or woolen and silk, fabric, for ladies' dresses. [Written also chally.]