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 Four of the most important domesticated silk worms, together with their adult moth forms, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon (1885-1892) |
Sil k is a natural protein fibre, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fibre of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best-known type of silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity (sericulture). The shimmering appearance of silk is due to the triangular prism-like structure of the silk fibre, which allows silk cloth to refract incoming light at different angles, thus producing different colors.
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- Related: Art silk, Byzantine silk, History of silk, Mommes, Rayon, Sea silk, Silk Road, Silk waste, Spider silk, Tenun Pahang Diraja, Thai silk
| References to silk by Roman and Byzantine writers References to silk by Roman and Byzantine writers penelope.uchicago.edu/.../Sericum.html - Web |
| A series of maps depicting the global trade in sil... A series of maps depicting the global trade in silk www.geospace.co.uk/silk/worldsilk.html - Web |
| History of traditional silk in martial arts unifor... History of traditional silk in martial arts uniforms www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977152137 - Web |
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