Plural of silk
regular plural
The plural of silk is silks.
Forms of silk
| Singular | silk /sɪlk/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | silks |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Silks in a sentence
- She's a master with the silks.
- All your odds and ends of embroidery silks will now be useful.2022 August 10, anonymous author, Embroidery and Fancy Work, DigiCat, page 134. From the entry fancy stitch
- Including two King’s Counsels who represented the Official Receiver, there were a dozen silks in court.2011, Martin Vander Weyer, “[Misfeasance] Wilful Neglect?”, in Fortune’s Spear: The Story of the Blue-Blooded Rogue Behind the Most…. From the entry King's Counsel
- These are silks, porcelain ware, camphor, rhubab, wax, sandalwood, cardamom, cloves and spikenard.2005, Om Prakash, Cultural History of India, New Age International, page 409. From the entry rhubab
- They'll break from the gate in full tack with jockeys riding catchweight in silks.1976 December 3, “Oldtimers race is well received”, in El Paso Herald-Post. From the entry catchweight
Meaning of silk
- noun A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).
- noun A thread or yarn made from silk fibers.
- noun A fine, soft cloth woven from silk yarn or thread.
Questions about the plural of silk
- What is the plural of silk?
- The plural of silk is silks.
- Is silk countable?
- Silk is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: silk (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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