silkwork

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English silkewerk, sylkewerke, selkwerk, sylke work, equivalent to silk +‎ work.

Noun[edit]

silkwork (uncountable)

  1. Goods or products manufactured from silk
    • 1967, A Mediterranean Society: The family:
      The tax on silkwork and silk-dyeing in Fustat brought 334 dinars per year.
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