(1)(蠶)絲(very fine，soft thread made by a silkworm)[U]：threads of～絲線;～reeling 繅絲; sew a～dress with～thread 用絲線縫制絲衣;silkworm 蠶;
(2)絲線(綢)(thread or cloth made from this fibre)[U]： a dress made of the finest～上等絲綢制作的衣服;～shirts/stockings 絲襯衣/長筒襪;buy 10 yards of the finest～買10碼最好的絲綢;
(3)御用律師(queen's or king's counsel，who wears a silk gown in count)[C](BrE，infml)：take～ 當御用律師;
→′silken adj 絲(綢)制的;柔軟的;′silky adj 像絲一樣柔軟(光滑)的