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silkworm

English

Etymology

From Middle English silkwirm, from Old English seolcwyrm (silkworm), equivalent to silk +? worm.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?s?lkw??m/

Noun

silkworm (plural silkworms)

  1. Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.

Related terms

  • bombic
  • bombycine

Translations

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pongee

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?p?nd?i/

Noun

pongee (countable and uncountable, plural pongees)

  1. A soft unbleached silk, from China or India, from silkworms that feed on oak leaves.

Translations

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  • what color is pongee
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