silk
silk
subs.
Use P. and V. σινδών, ἡ, lit., fine cloth.
subs.
Use P. and V. σινδών, ἡ, lit., fine cloth.
SILK
sericum: bombyx (the silk worm; also silk Plin.). Clothed in silk sericatus: silk threads fila bombycina: silks serica; bombycina -orum nominative plur.: a silk garment vestis serica holoserica or bombycina: a piece of silk panniculus bombycinus: the silk trade negotium sericarium (after Aurelius Vict. Vir. Ill. 72): a silk-weaver textor sericarius (late): a silk-mercer negotiator sericarius (late): a silk-dyer *infector sericarum: a ball of silk *glomus serici.
sericum: bombyx (the silk worm; also silk Plin.). Clothed in silk sericatus: silk threads fila bombycina: silks serica; bombycina -orum nominative plur.: a silk garment vestis serica holoserica or bombycina: a piece of silk panniculus bombycinus: the silk trade negotium sericarium (after Aurelius Vict. Vir. Ill. 72): a silk-weaver textor sericarius (late): a silk-mercer negotiator sericarius (late): a silk-dyer *infector sericarum: a ball of silk *glomus serici.
silk (subs.):
1. expr. by sērĭcus, a, um: parti-coloured (wreaths) made of s., e veste s. versicolores, Plin. 21, 3, 8. The neut. is also used to denote silken fabric or silken goods: the choicest s.s, prima s., Mart. 11, 27 (28), 11: Prop.
2. bombyx, ȳcis, c. (strictly the s.-worm; used meton. for the fabric or silken goods): Assyrian s., Assyria b., Plin. 11, 23, 27: Prop. (b. Arabius, 2, 3, 15).
1. expr. by sērĭcus, a, um: parti-coloured (wreaths) made of s., e veste s. versicolores, Plin. 21, 3, 8. The neut. is also used to denote silken fabric or silken goods: the choicest s.s, prima s., Mart. 11, 27 (28), 11: Prop.
2. bombyx, ȳcis, c. (strictly the s.-worm; used meton. for the fabric or silken goods): Assyrian s., Assyria b., Plin. 11, 23, 27: Prop. (b. Arabius, 2, 3, 15).
silk } silken } adj.
1. sērĭcus: v. preced. art. Hence, clothed in s. attire, sericatus, Suet. Cal. 52.
2. sērĭceus (rare): s. banners, s. vexilla, Flor.
3. bombȳcīnus: s. attire, b. vestis, Plin. 11, 22, 26. Neut. pl., bombycina = s. garments, Mart.
1. sērĭcus: v. preced. art. Hence, clothed in s. attire, sericatus, Suet. Cal. 52.
2. sērĭceus (rare): s. banners, s. vexilla, Flor.
3. bombȳcīnus: s. attire, b. vestis, Plin. 11, 22, 26. Neut. pl., bombycina = s. garments, Mart.
Silk
See sericum.