Silk

William Smith's Bible Dictionary

The only undoubted notice of silk in the Bible occurs in (Revelation 18:12) where it is mentioned among the treasures of the typical Babylon. It is however, in the highest degree probable that the texture was known to the Hebrews from the time that their commercial relations were extended by Solomon. The well-known classical name of the substance does not occur in the Hebrew language.

Related Words

Silk
·noun Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material. II. Silk ·noun That which ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Silk
Heb. demeshek, "damask," silk cloth manufactured at Damascus, Amos 3:12. A.V., "in the corner of a b...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Crow-silk
·noun A filamentous fresh-water alga (Conferva rivularis of Linnaeus, Rhizoclonium rivulare of Kutzi...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Floxed silk
·- ·see Floss silk, under <<Floss>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Silk-stocking
·add. ·adj Wearing silk stockings (which among men were formerly worn chiefly by the luxurious or ar...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Tussah silk
·- The silk fiber itself. II. Tussah silk ·- A silk cloth made from the cocoons of a caterpillar ot...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Silk Street
East out of White Cross Street at No.48, in Cripplegate Ward Without to Milton Street (P.O. Director...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Silk Throwers
Incorporated 1630. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
silk snatchers
Thieves who snatch hoods or bonnets from persons walking in the streets. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Buckingham, James Silk
(1786-1855) Journalist and traveller, wrote many books of travel, both on the Old and New World. He...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin