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widow's silk

widow's silk noun: a silk fabric with a dull surface, for mournings.

Noun

widow's silk (uncountable)

  1. A silk fabric with a dull surface, for mournings.

Questions about widow's silk

What does widow's silk mean?
Widow's silk means a silk fabric with a dull surface, for mournings.
What part of speech is widow's silk?
Widow's silk is a noun.

Words near widow's silk in the dictionary

  1. widow's mites
  2. widow's peak
  3. widow's peaks
  4. widow's pennies
  5. widow's penny
  6. widow's silk
  7. widow's walk
  8. widow's walks
  9. widow's weeds
  10. widow-hunter
  11. widow-hunters

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