The smooth silk dress felt cool and soft on her skin. From LearnThat.org.
They transferred me to what they called the silk mill of the same company. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with James Pharis, July 24, 1977. Interview H-0038. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
What a skein of ruffled silk is the uncomposed man. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: The Meaning of Night by Michael Cox] Reference
The women scrubbed in silk, the men delved in scarlet. From Wordnik.com. [Granny's Wonderful Chair] Reference
Persian envoys, in silk robes, were seated by his side. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
The main drawback of silk is that it is not very durable. From Wordnik.com. [Decorating White Spaces by Adding a Delicate Touch of Color] Reference
Turns out silk is lovely and soft, and also quick-drying. From Wordnik.com. [After the Storm] Reference
Your silk is beautiful and I can't wait to see it spun up. From Wordnik.com. [Knitting and spinning] Reference
Looking forward to seeing the real you in silk jimjams on winning. From Wordnik.com. [votez utile] Reference
Long years ago I covered a book in silk sari fabric that way. admin Says. From Wordnik.com. [Kater’s Art » Blog Archive » Celadon Book] Reference
He had a placid, kindly face, and stout, fine calves incased in silk stockings. From Wordnik.com. [A Childhood in Brittany Eighty Years Ago] Reference
Litwin's had his name silk-screened on the pocket and a picture of Litwin himself. From Wordnik.com. [The 'Surgeon' Who Looked Too Good] Reference
Two Chinese gentlemen, in silk and nankeen dress and bamboo hats, explained things. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876] Reference
Thanh attempting to extract a miniscule strand of silk from the mouth of a silk worm. From Wordnik.com. [Motorcycle Diaries: The Central Highlands of Vietnam « Wanderings] Reference
A third sells silk from the looms of Lebanon, and gold and silver tissues from Damascus. From Wordnik.com. [A Thousand Miles Up the Nile] Reference
She had put on a loose gown of a thin Japanese silk -- dull red in hue, a relic of other days. From Wordnik.com. [Mrs. Red Pepper] Reference
To the right of the diplomatists sat, in silk gowns and hats, the members of the Supreme Court. From Wordnik.com. [The Inauguration of President Lincoln] Reference
Native workers in silk, silver, ivory, blackwood, rattan and paper may be watched at their tasks. From Wordnik.com. [The British Empire Exhibition, A Study in Geography, Resources, and Citizenship of the British Empire] Reference
Yet it is nothing strange to see a lady, clad in silk or velvet, lift her dress to cross a street or. From Wordnik.com. [Six Months in Mexico] Reference
Valerie's agonizing over having picked silk ( "cutting silk is hard, finishing silk is really hard"). From Wordnik.com. [Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: Project Runway, Episode 9 "Race to the Finish"] Reference
Figures dressed in silk and gold, with silver wings, were carried by on platforms to the sound of music. From Wordnik.com. [Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in That Country] Reference
For an extra special girft you could find out the bride's wedding flowers and use those in silk or dired!. From Wordnik.com. [Affordable Gifts] Reference
Their dress was a robe of purple, embroidered in silk and gold, and sometimes ornamented with costly gems. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
Coastal Classics, based in Ventura, Calif., is known for its wholesale and private label silk-screen T-shirts. From Wordnik.com. [National Business News - Local Business News | bizjournals] Reference
Designed by famous rug historian John Kurtz, the rugs are crafted in Chinese silk and Tibetan wool combination. From Wordnik.com. [Luxurylaunches.com] Reference
Here one wraps oneself in silk and woollen sheets, and after that proceeds to pass through the six marble rooms. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton] Reference
When I awoke, the first object that met my opening eyes was a little foot, delicately clad in silk and soft kid. From Wordnik.com. [The Mourner] Reference
Raw silk is nice but you should know it sews like paper, and not be concerned because it reallly is easy to sew. From Wordnik.com. [Fret Not] Reference
When I opened the front door it was a deluge of rain, and I had only thin silk shoes, with holes in them, and no umbrella. From Wordnik.com. [Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle] Reference
To the above quantity of reeled silk is to be added a certain portion carried out of the province without payment of duty. From Wordnik.com. [Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia] Reference
Note 88: He was also angry that they had disobeyed his order to help the Japanese convey their silk from the coast of China. From Wordnik.com. [How Taiwan Became Chinese] Reference
Two pair of socks, first layer thin silk skiing socks topped off with thick wool hiking socks stuffed into insulated Vasgue hiking boots. From Wordnik.com. [Out Cold] Reference
In Mazenderan and almost every part of Persia, silk is produced, though not in quantities at all approaching to its cultivation in Geelan. From Wordnik.com. [Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia] Reference
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