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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A dealer in silk fabrics; also, one employed in the manufacture of silks, or the manufacturer or director of a silk-mill.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A dealer in silks; a silk mercer.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete A male dealer in silk.

Etymologies

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silk +‎ man

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