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take silk

take silk verb: to be appointed as a Queen's Counsel (QC) or King's Counsel (KC).

Verb

take silk (third-person singular simple present takes silk, present participle taking silk, simple past took silk, past participle taken silk)

  1. (idiomatic) to be appointed as a Queen's Counsel (QC) or King's Counsel (KC)

Forms of take silk

third-person singular presenttakes silk
present participletaking silk
pasttook silk
past participletaken silk

Origin of take silk

In reference to the silk gowns they wear.

Questions about take silk

What does take silk mean?
Take silk means to be appointed as a Queen's Counsel (QC) or King's Counsel (KC).
What part of speech is take silk?
Take silk is a verb.
What is the past tense of take silk?
The past tense of take silk is took silk.

Words near take silk in the dictionary

  1. take shipping
  2. take sick
  3. take sides
  4. take sign
  5. take signs
  6. take silk
  7. take sitting down
  8. take slave
  9. take soil
  10. take some air
  11. take some beating

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