Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sort of silk flock taken from the upper part of the silkworm's cocoon after the true silk has been wound off, used for shag in making rugs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has been reeled off, used for shag.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
floss orwaste obtained from thecocoon after thesilk has beenreeled off, used forshag .
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