1. silk - Noun
2. silk - Verb
3. Silk - Proper noun
The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larvae of Bombyx mori.
Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material.
That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe poet makes silk dresses out of worms. Wallace Stevens
If I look upon my whole life, I cannot think of another time when I felt more comfortable: when I had no worries, fears, or desires, when my life seemed as soft and lovely as lying inside a cocoon of rose silk. Amy Tan
We never had any silk sheets in our family... Jimmy Hoffa
Dress the monkey in silk and it is still a monkey. Argentinean Proverb
A silk dress doesn't mean clean undergarments. Haitian Proverb
You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Irish Proverb