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Meanings of silken cord in English

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Usage of silken cord in English
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Tying it with a silken cord, he handed the scroll to Tiahmoro.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
2
A tangible clue lay upon the table before him-thesilken cord.
Brood of the Witch-Queen
3
It was merely a piece of silken cord, very closely and curiously plaited.
Brood of the Witch-Queen
4
Tathagatha smiled as he drew the silken cord from somewhere beneath his robe.
Lord of Light
5
Like a silken cord turned in on itself and knotted into a snare.
The confusion
6
She remembered the description of that thin silken cord, and she began to tremble.
The Illustrious Prince
7
Then they tied him as before, and laughingly bade him break the silken cord.
The Story of Siegfried
8
The young Spanish girl had sent the prisoner a silken cord concealed in a pie.
Georges Guynemer: Knight of the Air
9
The silken cord is slender, but the hands must be strong that can break it.
Paul Patoff
10
He spoke as with authority, and the priest fingered the silken cord around his waist.
The Velvet Glove
11
Speak, girl; and if you can prove these things, there will be no silken cord.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
12
They will order my death by the silken cord.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
13
A key was hung by a silken cord to that carved handle upon the top.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
14
Some, in high places, would be hanged with a silken cord, as was their due.
Long Live the King!
15
There was the silken cord from a sturdy beam.
A reliable wife
16
Benjamin Franklin sent aloft his historic kite and found that electricity came down the silken cord.
Masters of Space / Morse and the Telegraph; Thompson and the Cab...
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