raw silk

English

Alternative forms

• rawsilk

Noun

raw silk (uncountable)

1. Silk that has not been processed to remove sericin.
   • 1922, Warren Pharoah Seem, Raw Silk Properties: Classification of Raw Silk and Silk Throwing:

     In settling the price to be paid for the waste, the owner and the throwster must agree on a fair value for the raw silk.

   • 2011, The Indian Textile Journal, volume 122, page 36:

     The rawsilk imports to India increased from 7,896 tons in 2001, to 10,506 tons in 2002, which is a 33% increase in one year.

Translations

silk that has not been processed

• Greek:

  Ancient: μέταξα f (métaxa)

• Latin: mataxa f
• Ottoman Turkish: قز (kazz, kaz)
• Turkish: kaz (tr) sg