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silks

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for silks.

Editorial note

Whenas in silks my Julia goes, Then, then (methinks) how sweetly flows That liquefaction of her clothes.

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Quick take

the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable

Meaning at a glance

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noun

the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for silks.

noun

the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable

Example sentences

1

Whenas in silks my Julia goes, Then, then (methinks) how sweetly flows That liquefaction of her clothes.

2

Please ignore our castles and silks and focus on working your fields, we are just facilitating your efforts.

3

If you have an ear of corn with only a few kernels it's often because pollen didn't land on all the silks.

4

An aerial acrobatics company did put on some really good aerial silks performances there before it was imploded, so that was cool.

5

For 200,000 dollars you can get the finest silks and fanciest hats and the blackest boots for a moment with the king.

6

It started cause we saw people bitching about cheap pcbs having bad silks and I'm like, well its dirt cheap dirty boards...

7

Even before the American colonies rebelled, they were drinking tea and wearing silks from China, using ink made with Syrian ingredients, and eating South American chocolate.

8

I've been looking on silks github but I must have missed it.

9

So European trading vessels would have to stock up on silver as currency, and sail to China to trade the silver for desirable goods such as porcelain and silks.

10

If a workout is mentally engaging (bouldering, arial silks, an active team sport) it's easier to engage in than a simple, unengaging, repeated task (weight lifting, running, cycling).

11

I like working on the trapese/aerial silks for that.

12

This precision occurs in hard materials like stone, in massive scale as well as in soft materials like cottons and silks which weren't replicated in Europe in previous or current times.

Quote examples

1

This lead to things like them making throwaway chars on LS to give us a "care bear invasion" at Silks, us making chars over there for impromptu events (some involving Koster himself), etc.

2

Peddlers would come by with bundles to sell, with "fancy shawls, printed goods, silks, and such other luxuries", sometimes sold for as high as $150/bundle.

3

Thus converting permanent for fleeting (assuming the spices were consumed and the silks were not currency.) Could this lead to a shortage of "money" - which in turn limits production of essentials, like say food?

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use silks in a sentence?

Whenas in silks my Julia goes, Then, then (methinks) how sweetly flows That liquefaction of her clothes.

What does silks mean?

the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable

What part of speech is silks?

silks is commonly used as noun.