Silk Definition–noun | 1. | the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm. | | 2. | thread made from this fiber. | | 3. | cloth made from this fiber. | | 4. | a garment of this cloth. | | 5. | a gown of such material worn distinctively by a King's or Queen's Counsel at the English bar. |
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| 6. | silks, the blouse and peaked cap, considered together, worn by a jockey or sulky driver in a race. | | 7. | Informal. a parachute, esp. one opened aloft. | | 8. | any fiber or filamentous matter resembling silk, as a filament produced by certain spiders, the thread of a mollusk, or the like. | | 9. | the hairlike styles on an ear of corn. | | 10. | British Informal. | a. | a King's or Queen's Counsel. | | b. | any barrister of high rank. | | –adjective | 12. | resembling silk; silky. | | 13. | of or pertaining to silk. | –verb (used without object) | 14. | (of corn) to be in the course of developing silk. | —Idioms | 15. | hit the silk, Slang. to parachute from an aircraft; bail out. | | 16. | take silk, British. to become a Queen's or King's Counsel. | |
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Flower Definition–noun | 1. | the blossom of a plant. | | 2. | Botany. | a. | the part of a seed plant comprising the reproductive organs and their envelopes if any, esp. when such envelopes are more or less conspicuous in form and color. | | b. | an analogous reproductive structure in other plants, as the mosses. | | | 3. | a plant, considered with reference to its blossom or cultivated for its floral beauty. | | 4. | state of efflorescence or bloom: Peonies were in flower. | | 5. | an ornament representing a flower. | | 6. | Also called fleuron, floret. Printing. an ornamental piece of type, esp. a stylized floral design, often used in a line to decorate chapter headings, page borders, or bindings. | | 7. | an ornament or adornment. | | 8. | the finest or most flourishing period: Poetic drama was in flower in Elizabethan England. | | 9. | the best or finest member or part of a number, body, or whole: the flower of American youth. | | 10. | the finest or choicest product or example. | | 11. | flowers, (used with a singular verb ) Chemistry. a substance in the form of a fine powder, esp. as obtained by sublimation: flowers of sulfur. | –verb (used without object) | 12. | to produce flowers; blossom; come to full bloom. | | 13. | to come out into full development; mature. | –verb (used with object) | 14. | to cover or deck with flowers. | | 15. | to decorate with a floral design. | |
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Arrangement Definition–noun | 1. | an act of arranging; state of being arranged. | | 2. | the manner or way in which things are arranged: a tactful arrangement of the seating at dinner. | | 3. | a final settlement; adjustment by agreement: The arrangement with the rebels lasted only two weeks. | | 4. | Usually, arrangements. preparatory measures; plans; preparations: They made arrangements for an early departure. | | 5. | something arranged in a particular way: a floral arrangement; the arrangement of chairs for the seminar. | | 6. | Music. | a. | the adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments, or to a new purpose. | | —Idiom | 7. | final arrangements, the planning or scheduling of funeral services and burial: Final arrangements are still pending. | |
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