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taking silk

taking silk is the present participle and gerund of take silk.

Meaning of take silk

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)

Questions about taking silk

What is taking silk the present participle and gerund of?
Taking silk is the present participle and gerund of take silk.

Words near taking silk in the dictionary

  1. taking seriously
  2. taking shape
  3. taking ship
  4. taking shipping
  5. taking sides
  6. taking silk
  7. taking slave
  8. taking soil
  9. taking some beating
  10. taking some doing
  11. taking someone at their word

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