Meanings
nounraw silk (uncountable)
alternative rawsilk
- uncountableSilk that has not been processed to remove sericin.
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.
1922, Warren Pharoah Seem, Raw Silk Properties: Classification of Raw Silk and Silk Throwing1 more example
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.
2011, The Indian Textile Journal, volume 122, page 36
Translations
Ancient Greek μέταξα
- μέταξα (métaxa)silk that has not been processed
Latin mataxa
- mataxasilk that has not been processed
Turkish kaz
- kazsilk that has not been processed
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