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Example sentences for: silk

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A large number of mulberry varieties are grown in several geographical regions of India both for their edible fruit and for the silk industry.
Burka `loose woman's garment covering entire body,' for example, can also be spelled bourka, burkha, burga, burqa , or bourkha , while mahua `type of tree' can also be spelled mahwa , mohwa, mowha, mowra , or mowrah . Loanwords with five recognized spellings include: chador, chadar, chuddar, chudder, chaddar `woman's cloth head covering'; mahseer, mahsir, mahsur, mahaseer, mahasir `freshwater fish'; mali, mallee, mallie, mally, molly `member of a gardening caste'; naik, naig, naique, naigue, nayak `leader, corporal'; and tussah, tusseh, tusser, tussor, tussur `tan silk; also the silkworm producing it.
Just north of Silk Alley and the Friendship Store is Ritan Park (Ritan Gongyuan), location in imperial days of the Altar of the Sun.
CoolMax and Powerdry fared equally well in battling the sweat I worked up running laps around Slate 's offices, but CoolMax gets the nod because not only does it not retain odor, even when worn for two days and nights without deodorant, but it truly feels like silk.
Search for "erotica" (thousands of matches) and get sites such as Yellow Silk, the online version of the Berkeley-based journal the Utne Reader called a "tasteful celebration of the sensuality of every day life."