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Значения термина watered-silk на английском

Silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern.

Использование термина watered-silk на английском
1
He said that he would think about it, and sent her, next day, a silver cigarette-case with a watered-silk lining.
The Petticoat Commando: Boer Women in Secret Service
2
In the drawing-room sat Irene amid the cold whiteness of sculpture, which adorned the walls, and the reflection on polished furniture of blue watered-silk.
The Argonauts
3
His interest became suddenly absorbed there, and he did not look at the lean figure in watered-silk who strode toward them from the entrance.
A Canticle For Leibowitz
4
If you are a landowner, you get the whole compass of the watered-silk sky and the hedges and the livestock and everything in it.
The Guardian