Watered silk
1Watered silk — is a type of silk fabric which has been passed through a set of rollers as a fabric finishing process, to give the surface a moiré pattern.Other fabrics can be given the same process.Method of productionMoiré effects are produced from two… …
2watered silk — n [U] a type of silk with a pattern of waves on it …
3watered-silk — noun silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern • Syn: ↑moire • Derivationally related forms: ↑moire (for: ↑moire) • Hypernyms: ↑fabric, ↑cloth, ↑ …
4watered silk — Tabby Tab by, n.; pl. {Tabbies}. [F. tabis (cf. It. tab[ i], Sp. & Pg. tab[ i], LL. attabi), fr. Ar. att[=a]b[=i], properly the name of a quarter of Bagdad where it was made, the quarter being named from the prince Attab, great grandson of Omeyya …
5watered silk — /wɔtəd ˈsɪlk/ (say wawtuhd silk) noun silk which has been finished to produce a wavy or watered appearance; moire …
6watered silk — noun silk that has been treated in such a way as to give it a wavy, lustrous finish …
7watered silk — noun (U) a silk that looks as if it is covered with shiny waves …
8watered-silk retina — shot silk r …
9watered silk — Tabby …
10watered silk — …
