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Sentence Examples The swagged curtains were beige slub silk, the sofas brown and cream, the walls aqua. Laces were typically made from flax, silk, metal wrapped silk and some cotton and wool. The woman, dressed in intricately patterns of fine silk, sat on the cushioned chair, and took the glass of wine the page had set before her. It was made of fine silk and sewn and embroidered with silver thread, tiny gems sewn at the wrist, neck, and hem of her skirts. She let her hand glide over the soft satin and silk wondering how it would feel against her skin. Clodia flourished a brand new dress made of the finest silk, dyed richly with a deep red, trimmed with gold and deep hues of orange. The materials are generally dominated by satin and thick silk with soft textures. Silk moth cocoons are made of a layer of silk that the caterpillar exudes from glands in its mouth. The deep green surcoat, woven of the finest silk, emphasized the splendor of his accouterments. Lance's dark hair was sleekly combed, his clothes made from soft silk, and he wore well-fitted slacks that appeared to be brand new. The strongest silk, however, is made by caterpillars that refuse to be domesticated. Her oyster silk basket-weave coat and chiffon dress proved a hit at the civil ceremony in Windsor Guildhall. A set of matching cotton, flannel, or silk pants and shirts are good selections. The caterpillars that spin commercial silk can make much tougher or more elastic threads, depending on how fast they're forced to spin. These cloths include silk and chiffon and each piece of work takes eight to ten days, and she has to paint from four to six hours each day. Floral prints in combination with light, natural fibres like chiffon, silk and linen underscore this young and natural look. His objects begin with a piece of fabric, most commonly silk, but sometimes linen or wool. The Dressman is suitable for shirts made from silk, viscose, cotton, linen, flannel and all other non-stretch materials. The textile design graduate also specialises in producing scarves made from natural fibres such as silk and linen. His sidekick, Manuel, preferred a smoother look with a haute couture nylon suit and purple silk shirt. Show More Sentences Four bands of embroidered patterns on an indigo background are set against a handwoven pure silk fabric, dyed in natural browns and earth tones. Devlin fitted himself into a pair of Levi jeans, a wide V-necked black silk shirt, and a pair of suede brown shoes. And your Lordship will, of course, note that the claimant was represented by a silk and junior in this case. In the Northeast, a single species of parasitic fly has caused declines in the populations of two native silk moth species. While the silk of Saturniidae moths is considered inferior to that of Asian silk moths, it is tough and durable. For example, many North American species of giant silk moths do not interbreed because they mate at different times of day. The principle species used in commercial production is the mulberry silkworm, which is the larva of the silk moth, Bombyx mori. It is a serigraph created by using more than 60 silk screens to give it an exquisite finish typical of a fine art image. Evocative images of these three women have been printed onto translucent silk screens, which sway from the outside breeze. In Common Struggle, a series of silk screens on wood, two people fight with fists, chains, and cinderblocks. This exhibit consists of pen and ink drawings, silk screens and just a few posters from the past. Apart from anything else, his avuncular visage is no good at all for t-shirts and Warholian silk screens. Of contemporary artists, Lucien Freud is a wonderful printmaker, while Damien Hirst has produced large albums of silk screens. As is well known, the silkworm, Bombyx mori, is reared for the production of silk and its diet consists solely of mulberry leaves. The silk oak is planted in India as a shade tree in coffee and tea plantations. The silk oaks were also to be removed because of concerns they might be a safety hazard. This would be great property trees, except silk oaks are soft brittle trees that have a limited lifespan. Hibiscus, citrus, silk oaks, bottle trees, pines etc. all drop at least some of their older foliage this time of year. Steamers are also found as a decorative motif on embroidered silk textiles. Underneath her jacket she wore and off white silk button up blouse shirt that buttoned down just low enough to make my heart race. Show More Sentences She was sitting in her silk housecoat, her legs crossed, sipping her coffee. She selects rich, evocative fabrics like rayon satin, silk and rayon blend velvet, Merino wool and the delicate veil-like textile bobbinet. In medieval times, Cyprus was known for its silk bridal chemises and undergarments. If this is not possible, add light with a vinyl silk emulsion on the walls and gloss paint for the woodwork, skirting and window and door frames. Over my undergarments, I wore a silk long sleeve shirt with buttons and wide long pants. The main body is made from silk and then the mosquito nets are pleated and ruched over the top. He moved his hands underneath her shirt quickly pulling it over her head revealing a black silk bodice. The moon shown as brightly as white silk in the midnight sky above his head. Morgan took in her casual slacks and cream colored silk shirt with a raised eyebrow. Pulling her silk robe more tightly around her, Olivia pads over to her night table to pick up a bottle of body lotion. He pulled on a white undershirt, a blue silk Oxford shirt, a pair of tan slacks and a matching jacket. It was made of ivory silk with a cotton underskirt and a laced overskirt embroidered with delicate pink flowers. Her dress was pale blue silk with a slightly tiered skirt and a wide underskirt. Similar to a miniature bola, it is made of two small balls, stones, or shells wrapped in red cloth or paper and tied to a silk thread. She undid the string and unwrapped a silk scarf, covered with flowers in varying shades of pink. Both are sandwiched into a small swing between fat pink silk bolsters so there isn't much room for coyness. We played with the bolts of silk for quite a long time and finally settled on five different patterns. The sheer curtains of undyed silk combined with dark wooden blinds was a very interesting idea, and I wondered how it would look at my house. My favourite piece in this grouping was her sleeveless powder-blue stretch silk splatter-print dress. Her gown was made of silk, and the slip was made of crushed velvet in a shade of purple that was darker yet. Show More Sentences They were fine clothes, silk slips in peaches and pinks, cotton blouses and linen suits. Fashion critics adore her dresses in hand-dyed shades of pearl, frost, teal, grey and chocolate, worn over silk slip dresses. This mix of lace, silk and cotton by Pazuki at Sola is perfect for layering over a slip dress or wearing on its own. Gradually light silk slippers were worn by the females, with the men having a tougher sole, and were made out of leather. She carefully pulled on the blush pink silk dress, and placed the soft, same shade dancing slippers on her feet. I grinned, seeing two small, slippered feet peeking out beneath the silk material. The lotion gently sloughs away dead skin cells and leaves your skin feeling as smooth as silk. Nainsook and lawn were made in extra fine, fine and regular cottons with the extra fine nainsook having a silk finish. Silk doupioni is a type of silk fabric that is riddled with irregularly spaced slubs, which give it a certain charm. Sheree looked great in the black and gold silk shantung pantsuit she wore today. It was of solid light blue silk, with an embroidered panel along the front of the bodice. There was an important Italian colony in London, mostly of Florentines and Lucchese, dealing in silk and silk fabrics. These costumes include tricornered hats, silk jackets, and riding breeches. He was dressed in burgundy velvet breeches, waistcoat and frock, with a silk and lace white shirt. A silk satin column wrap train dress was pretty and poised, while the silk velvet tuxedo turned out a new spin on menswear. Allders started life in 1862 when 24-year-old Joshua Allder set up a linen draper and silk mercer at 102 and 103 North End. Contrary to what Maria was expecting, it wasn't covered in gold and fine silk but was more like the common ones used by the merchant class. Stock up on key fabrics like cotton, linen, silk and lightweight knits in the summer months, and wool, cashmere and merino knits in the winter. For centuries silk has had a reputation as a luxurious and sensuous fabric, one associated with wealth and success. Curved, patchy sails of silk, canvas and mesh, attached by wire to metal frameworks, project in numerous directions. Show More Sentences Wearing a dazzling blue jacket and white silk shirt, he mesmerised the fans on Sunday night. Her dark skin was almost like silk to the touch and I tell you she had those big beautiful brown eyes and lips to die for! She wore a navy serge skirt, white silk blouse, saxe blue cardigan, and a yard of broad saxe blue ribbon at either end of her waist-long plait. Dyed silk was purchased from Arab and Indian traders until sericulture was introduced on the island in the early nineteenth century. But when it was dissolved in methylated spirits, it produced a glorious purple colour, which, to Perkin's delight, would dye silk. She was dressed in pale pink silk, her gown gently caressing the floor and her head adorned with a dainty, bejewelled crown. He secured the cylinder containing the mechanism to belay more of the spider silk rope to his belt. He infuriated his father when he wore a gray top hat to Ascot instead of a traditional black silk hat, unconsciously starting a new trend. A maroon, silk ribbon tied right below her elbow where more sheer fabric belled out right above her wrist. There were strikingly beautiful items made of wrought iron and bell metal, terracotta, silk and wood craft. The fibers were combined with stretch yams, microfibers and cotton, as well as contrasting fibers, such as paper and silk. Curtains of silk and lace in black and red hung from the ceiling, giving the room a shadowy and ethereal feel. Although it lies surrounded by an imposing circle of towering mountains, Leh was an important place on the silk route to Yarkhand in China. Beverly played a prim townswoman in a pink silk dress, complete with bonnet, parasol, corset, and petticoat. His braided hair fell down over his shoulders, his eyes were jet black, and he liked to wear a piece of purple silk tied around his hair. His attention left the sleeping women and went to the hand carved, silk draped and beribboned crib. They makes gorgeous silk shantung and taffeta dresses that are amazingly flattering and come in every color. I was in a wedding and the bridesmaid's dress was a rose pink silk shantung. For Miu Miu she went back to the 1950s, with large geometric prints based on curtain and furnishing fabrics, heavy slubbed silk and shantung. I love rich colors and so decided to make my duvet cover out of a very saturated blue shantung silk. Show More Sentences Another unique characteristic is the emergence of shiny materials, such as satin, silk, shantung and duchesse. I recently bought a black silk shantung corset top, and I have no idea what to wear with it on bottom? Tussah silk, often called shantung, is made from the cocoons of wild tussah silkworms that eat oak and juniper leaves. The Chinese traded silk in exchange for pet dogs along the Great Wall of China. A sharkskin hilt with a silk thread wrap gives a firm hold with a plush feel. A man dressed like an aristocrat in silk lead a train of servants out of the jungle and down the beach. We get to wear these pretty silk baby blue gowns with white translucent shawls and orchid crowns on our heads. The most stunning gown is one of silk organza, with sheafs of wheat stitched in straw. His feet were sheathed in black, silk socks while a black bow tie hung undone around his neck. These are men begging to be oppressed by the female leg, preferably sheathed in silk. Bias-cut dresses in silk, satin and sheer fabrics fit the bill for affairs that require strap heels and heavy flirting. The fashions will range from period costumes to the latest silk saris while music will range from bhangra to jazz. She reached out and grasped the silk, gasping as it unfurled into a thin cloak, shimmering softly. A light aluminum index is suspended from a bifilar silk fiber housed in a long glass tube. Thus, a miller in apron and shirtsleeves would not be confused with a magistrate in frock coat, knee breeches, and silk stockings. Ben took off his coat so that he could sit at table in white shirtsleeves, waistcoat and silk string tie. My wife in her silky soft panties and I in a tight pair of white silk or cotton bikini briefs. I confess it is a fashionable trend, but in summer, I think most people choose cotton or silk. She wore a bright white and red silk sari, a large red bindi on her forehead and about a dozen bangles on each hand. Next on the ramp, was a model wearing a short skirt and top, all woven in silk. Show More Sentences For example, if it is trimmed with rayon lace, binding, or anything else, this will become a slightly different color from the silk. Titania first appears in a blue silk ball gown, but when retiring she discards the gown to reveal a shortie slip nightdress. The reliquary bust's shoulders were made to look as if draped in a rich brocade, and it has a removable silk and enameled silver miter. Leather mixes with velvet and silk as if it were the most natural thing in the world. He says that the caterpillars are ermine moths, which weave silk tents over bird cherry and other fruit trees. The trapdoors are made of soil, often clay, modeled into shape and reinforced with silk. He remains in regulation black, from the leather jacket to the silk jersey and the chinos he sits in when I meet him. In the firm's classic line, pure silk moire is making a comeback, and black is back. Her black dress, shining from some silver silk material with black diamonds sewn into the hems and lines, contrasted with her washed-pale skin. He put the robe over his plaid shirt and jeans, wrapped the turban up, and pulled the fluttering silk scarf over his brown beard. Favouring tweed jackets and silk ties, Don Alvaro, as he was known, became for a while managing director of the family business. The leader, clad in a light grey suit, wearing white silk socks and blancoed shoes, mopped his head with a handkerchief. After cuddling in the cozy warmth of her blankets for several minutes, Abbey got out of bed and slipped her feet into her silk slippers. Remove the silk, and then gently pull the husks back up, twisting the husks off at the top with twist ties. The Spanish moon moth, closely related to tropical silk moths, adds a touch of exoticism to the park's insect life. They dressed in their finest gowns of silk and satin, jewels of gold, elegant shoes and shawls. Some of their black uniforms were made out of silk or other fine material instead of the rough cotton that the other students wore. With my non-sticky hand I caress the fabric with my fingertips, the sensation of the soft silk delicious. He was a slight man, but was beautifully turned out in traditional Avadhi evening dress of a long silk sherwani over a pair of tight white cotton pyjamas. The robe was made of a dark blue silk that was so soft, so finely woven, that the person wearing it forgot that they were wearing anything at all. Show More Sentences A refined gentleman in a silk kurta and dhoti, a tika, or mark on his forehead, and a plate with items of worship in his hands, emerged from the wings. Sitting along the back headrest of an eggshell-colored imperial convertible was Althea in a silk dress with red and blue checks and a white orchid at her shoulder. He had taken a liking to my mother, who looked more forward than she was, with her shingled hair and very short skirt showing a lot of silk stocking. Embellished with cascades of semi-precious stones, crystal beads, dabka, and vivid skeins of fine silk thread, the focus here is on detailing and embroidery. The luxurious New Forest property boasts features from 14-carat gold painted radiators and silk tented ceilings to a space for a helicopter landing pad. The children also took part in dance and drama activities, made dream catchers and created a silk screen about Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Do orange and purple shot silk cushions actually enhance my decor? She had a gown of the finest silk and pure white Chantilly lace. All are worked primarily in cross-stitch, in silk thread on linen. The lid sprang open, revealing a small object wrapped in blue silk. Steeped in culture, hazy summer-weight cottons and shantung silk in luxurious shades of spice, henna and amber are embroidered and lavishly decorated. Knits are central to this look, either hugely textured, fine silk knit with muted multi-coloured stripes, or slightly undersize, a bit like your wee brother's school jumper. The simplest and easiest way to finish the whipping is to bind a loop of fine monofilament or tying silk under the ring whipping for the last ten turns or so. She had many bonnets, but the new style was a small hat that did nothing to shade the sun from your eyes but tied underneath your chin with beautiful silk strings. The group's leading products include natural silk, hemp, pure cotton, hemp cotton, bombasine, staple rayon, down-proof flannelette, mixed spinning cloth etc. She looked incredible, as usual, with her brown ponytail, an off-white silk shantung pants suit, and a gorgeous Fabrice resin flower pin with seed-pearl-tipped stamens. There are lots of satin and technical fabrics which include silk jersey, duchess satin, silk satin, parachute silk, viscose organza, silk twill, cotton canvas and taffeta. John was a colourful figure, with a predilection for striped blazers, white silk dinner jackets, hats, buttonholes, and club ties, of which he had a magnificent collection. The summer nights breeze wafted through the place stirring the many silk hangings, I could still smell the beautiful scents of roses and moonflowers upon the breeze. In 1997, she launched a shoe collection comprising of both day and evening styles, in velvet, silk, patent leather, snake and lizard skin, shearling and suede. Show More Sentences While she has the hair, the face and the body to carry off a fitted purple silk sheath dress, I unfortunately look like a rugby prop forward in drag. His fingers gently undid the zipper of the plum colored silk sheath dress she wore and then slowly slid it off her shoulders, letting it fall effortlessly to the floor. Draped around her was a black silk sheath dress with deep red sleeves. An upholstery technique used in the 1700s makes the silk glued onto molded timberwork atop the bed look like liquid gold. With his grey silk suit to match his hair, Vincent suggests a silver fox. They were also more convenient to use because no mordant was required to set the color on wool or silk, although a mordant was still required when dyeing cotton. She was French, and she carried fine silk and precious metals for those who had settled in North America, hopefully to be traded for furs and timber. Tussah silk is similar to shantung, with silk from the wild. A semi-official holiday similar to Valentine's Day is celebrated by lovers and friends on March l, when a white or red silk flower is presented as an expression of love. Henry Spencer Ashbee was a senior partner in a silk mercers, a collector of watercolours and a corresponding member of the Royal Academy of Madrid. I gather up the silk I have spun since the last time he came to me, and the empty flask, and fill the basket, lowering it down the cord in silence, as always. The company can produce any fabric, ranging from polynosic, dri-wick fabrics and silk to mercerized cotton and dye the fabric any color the client chooses. As her hand rubs his back in a comforting, circular motion, she can feel the tremors of exhaustion and fear reach her fingers through his silk bathrobe. Suspended from the ceiling, and casting the only light in the room, were myriad red lanterns constructed from the same silk to suggest various familiar objects. Loose silk pants, cozy ponchos, and supple leggings were all a part of the equation. From the tubes, a not so fast dye is extracted for colouring silk. His grip was light as silk and solid as iron, and he looked up for the first time, the billed cap no longer concealing the too-handsome face with its amused, chilling smile. But a run-down green site can soon be turned into a silk purse unlike the pig's ears of multi-storey apartments the developers are now erecting around York suburbs. Across the Atlantic, sericulture got its first push in 1609 when James I of England encouraged the production of silk so he could fill English looms. He was wearing white and blue silk robes, which were unbelted. Show More Sentences I glanced down, noted I was dressed in cotton breeches and a silk shirt along with my corset and drawers, and sprung out from between the silk sheets. The woman's dress was of green silk velvet, and its collar and cuffs were trimmed with silver patterns that flowed like rivers of script in their endless circles. The herbal compound also contains Corn silk, a soothing demulcent on inflamed tissue and Couch grass, a tissue healer. One 1918 example, in wispy silk chiffon and lace is even trimmed in mink! And cotton, silk, linen, notepads, books, all are torn like words whose owners were not given time to speak. Fabrics such as nubbly linens, rough hessian and watered silk in a palette of sky blues, cloudy whites and soft greys create a soothing harmony. There will also be acts made famous by the Chinese State Circus, acrobatic skills, foot juggling, silk dancing and contortionism. Likewise blends of silk and cotton sandwashed twills have the possibility for strong consumer appeal, as do sandwashed noils. The end result is The Luxe Collection, which includes both 300-knot rugs of pure silk and 150-knot rugs of pashmina and silk. They helped attach colourful false nails to silk organza to create the catwalk pieces for the designer's autumn and winter collection. The bride's birdcage veil, made by her mother, consisted of Russian veiling and ostrich and coque feathers adorned with a silk peony and pearls. Given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father, the bride wore a custom Judd Waddell A-line silk gazar gown in ivory. Unraveling the mechanical properties of composite silk threads spun by cribellate orb-weaving spiders. Opt for long hippie-chic sundresses, especially if they are made from thin fabric such as chiffon, silk and even lace. I liked the feel of her thigh through the silk against my trouser leg. And also specialist passementerie including silk fringing, tassel hangers to match existing furniture. They wore cocoa silk crepe de chine A-line gowns by Jim Hjelm featuring jeweled necklines and matching cocoa sashes. The fit-to-flare gown was crafted from Italian silk peau de soie. The heart print is described as retro and the design was executed unto the silk crepe de chine by the company's printers in Como, Italy but was tailor made in England. To go with the heavy duty footwear she showed mostly mini dresses in silk crepe, with passementerie embroidery alongside bikers' studs, and 1920s flappers fringed frocks. Show More Sentences Using silk screen technology, he prints images, cuts out individual objects from the paper and creates multiple layers of the same image, to give it a 3D effect. The researchers discovered that the soft amorphous subunits are responsible for the elasticity of silk and also help with the distribution of stress. But as an honorary holder of the title he can use the letters GCB after his name and wear the honour's insignia, comprising a star, badge and broad band of crimson silk. Meanwhile, the tubuliform silk of the protective egg sacs is the stiffest. The bride created her cathedral-length veil of silk organza, edged in pearls and attached to a headband of pearls, shells, Austrian crystals and tiny gold point shoes. Further afield, in Western India, the tussur silk moth, Antheraea mylitta, was considered a sacred animal, its wing spots seen as the chakra or discus of the god Vishnu. It caused waves by doing away with traditional models and having athletes including synchronised swimmers and gymnasts hanging from the ceiling on silk ropes. Examples from Classical Literature Her wet suit of light blue and green silk clung closely to her, showing the lines of her justly proportioned body. They were printed not on tearable paper, but on a semi-transparent fabric of silken, flexibility, interwoven with silk. There were boxes of gloves, boxes of silk stockings, dainty bundles of lingerie. The letter wandered on into a maze of lingerie and millinery and silk petticoats. And your friend linker could do with a consignment of French silk, duty free. The experiment has been made of tethering the green variety of Praying Mantis on green herbage, fastening them with silk threads. His long-waisted, short-skirted coat of dark blue was lined and trimmed with rich goffered silk. Joan, in her old tweed skirt and new canary-colored silk jumper, was stretched luxuriously on the thymy bents. I saw the king in a suit of lustring trimmed with gold lace, and black silk stockings on his legs. The man wha sits on the silk goun-tail o' the wife wha's tocher bought it, never sits easy. Argosies of gold, silk and spices, sailing steady, sailing fast over a waterway unblocked by Mahound and his soldans. If Kent has his evening togs and you have the black silk you'll pass muster. A long quilted silk cape, lined with minever and slightly worn about the shoulders, encased her form. This was the beginning of the mercerization which to-day produces cotton fabrics almost as strong and handsome as if silk. That city is one of the best stored of silk and other merchandises that is in the world. He made her his bow, plying a broad straw hat and a billowy handkerchief of tussore silk. We had frocks of tussore silk, with bouquets of orchids and Penelope Boothby caps. Hilda's is a tussore silk, frightfully sweet, and I had a blouse with a lot of Carrickmacross lace on it. She wanted to be naked with him, and she threw off her outer tunic, unbelted her red silk gown, and pulled it over her head. He unbound his crimson silk cloth and whisked it about in the water to wash it. Show More Sentences I would crave your acceptance of a pretty mantle of crimson silk lined with minever. Over an underdress of flame-colored silk there were what Jim considered floating clouds of pale gray chiffon. In sprig H the underwork consists of stitching in soft cotton, over which thick silk is embroidered in bullion-stitch. Heavy mohair, cotton, or silk and cotton cloth, with worsted or moire face. Many gems of binding are adorned with fly-leaves of moire silk, or rich colored satin. The union suit may be of linen, silk, or cotton, with the weight suitable for the season. A little globe, petticoated in soft silk, gave a yellow light to the walls and floor. Sometimes on the morrow of a rainy-day, a silk dress, mudded and wet, would be seen hanging out to dry upon this beam. But all at once I noticed that about half an inch of the 95 seam of her black silk bodice was unsewn. Mazzantini, with a sword concealed in a muleta of bright scarlet silk, and accompanied by the chulos, approached him. Under these conditions my Scolia-grubs contrive at most to upholster their little pit with a thick down of reddish silk. Poor nabla, in amazement, sat looking at the big heap of silk and the golden wheel. For silk dyeing the above soap is suitable, although any well-made soap of good odor and not rancid is useable. The men threw back their black silk hats, the flowers in the women's bonnets glided to the napes of their necks. The neatest way to finish these holes is to sew the edges over and over with a needleful of sewing silk. I sat for another second in disconcerted silence, my needle, threaded with white silk, poised above the nightie. Paint flowers or figures of any kind on a white silk ribbon, with a camel hair pencil, dipped in a solution of nitrate of silver. This varnish will set, or keep its place on the silk in four hours, the silk may then be turned and varnished on the other side. The viscose threads made by the process look as well as silk, but they are not so strong, especially when wet. His fishing tackle, the pride of his young life, was neatly rolled in oiled silk and stood near at hand. Show More Sentences He felt in his hip-pocket, and producing a small letter-case, took out a thin packet wrapped in oiled silk. Ferrier learned how to dress these ugly sores with compresses surrounded by oiled silk. In that secure receptacle lay a series of packages done up with careful precision in wrappings of oiled silk. This heat is often reached in the drying rooms of oilcloth and oiled silk factories. Then taking a slip of paper she wrote upon it two lines, which she wrapped in a piece of oiled silk and fastened to her bracelet. If you carry gloves through the tropics be sure to wrap them well in oiled silk before starting. Powdered French chalk may be rubbed into delicate silk and wool, where there is a grease spot, or an oiliness from the skin. A blanket of the water-resistant, feather-heavy Ozakian spider silk was cut into a protective covering for Vye. The chasuble upon which this orphrey is placed is made of a lovely brocaded silk decorated with falcons, peahens, and roses. Min was wearing an organdy plainly showing signs of service, while Landis was arrayed in a handsome gown of soft blue silk. I could, with well-tempered steel, cut asunder a seven-times-folded piece of silk at one blow without fraying out a thread. Beside that she had on her nightdress, and a thin silk kimono, both of which were wetly clinging to her slim little body. She was richly dressed in a kirtle of vermeil silk, broidered with gold, and her mantle was worth the spoil of a king's castle. His brown suit, knee breeches, and silk stockings, were set off by brightly polished steel buttons and diamond buckles. I remember so late as Mr. Canning, the minister always came down in silk stockings and pantaloons, or knee breeches. Put a drop of concentrated nitric or sulfuric acid on a piece of colored wool cloth, or on a piece of colored silk. The greatest luxury to which she treated herself now and again was a taffetas or surah silk. In this event it may be set into a scarf or drapery of China or surah silk with charming results. Also inside of the sweatband of his hat were several matches rolled tightly in waterproof silk. A liberty cap was put upon her golden head and a silk flag was presented to her. Show More Sentences And so, with silk and all sorts of tiny materials, the Lycosa builds a lidded cap to the entrance of her home. She wore a tastily trimmed hat, with veil, a well fitting seal coat and a plaided silk skirt of subdued colors. Wrap the limbs in cotton wool, and cover that with oiled silk. This was a metallic case and a package wrapped in oiled silk. It was at Oxford I first dressed in knee breeches and silk stockings. I remember that the Baroness was clad in a voluminous silk dress, pale grey in colour, and adorned with flounces and a crinoline and train. Miss Toland, drawing on silk stockings, would make a grimace. Originally it had been only a simple little slip of cream silk with a chiffon overdress. The spider uses its silk to build cunning traps for unwary flies. A white silk handkerchief, with a watermark, was chosen instead. She had been properly dressed for the occasion in black tulle and black silk tights. A flower in his buttonhole, a dazzling silk hat, and patent leather shoes complete the effect. I was looking beyond them at the doorway filled with quivering silk and plush, black faces, white eyeballs, woolly pates. Over this is placed one braid of tussah silk and an outer braid of cotton. I wanted the violet silk, but there isn't time to make it over, so I must be contented with my old tarlatan. They are made of nankeen, or dark blue, brown, or black silk. Had you thought of the oiled silk, used for a thousand and one purposes? We visited the Louvre, at a time when we had no silk purchases in view, and looked at its miles of paintings by the old masters. You could almost, under the umber silk, see the rippling of his veins. And surely it was on no country legs that those delicately clocked and open-worked silk stockings walked invisible through the world. Show More Sentences His tiny surcoat of scarlet velvet was rich with embroidery, while beneath was a close-fitting tunic of white silk. Then there's Pacino's singing voice, a death rattle that makes even Bob Dylan's rasp sound like softly billowing silk. We wore the silk scarf, sunglasses and rakish hat with a leather Jacket. The palette of the embroiderer in silk is superlatively rich. She was wedged in between a stout lady in pink silk and a tall, scornful-looking girl in a white-lace dress. With our black silk face-coverings, which turned us into two of the most truculent figures in London, we stole up to the silent, gloomy house. For the first time, I realized the virtue of his waterproof silk shirt. Selina laid it on the silk and swansdown quilt and departed. Bai Ling, wearing an ornately brocaded silk coat and trousers, looks like a delicate flower, and speaks with the same gentility. A tiny silk collarette in the collection was custom-made on the request of local World War I soldier James Blair for his baby son. His tabard was black, without sleeves, and his doublet was scarlet silk. He wore blue silk stockings, blue knee pants with gold buckles, a blue ruffled waist and a jacket of bright blue braided with gold. The princes eat off silver and gold, and are clothed in silk of Varanasi. Find more words! 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