sea silk

English

Noun

sea silk (countable and uncountable, plural sea silks)

An extremely fine, rare and valuable fabric produced from the long silky filaments or byssus excreted by several molluscs (particularly Pinna nobilis, rough penshell) by which they attach themselves to the sea bed.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: merisilkki
Russian: виссо́н (ru) m (vissón)

Anagrams

alsikes, asslike, like ass

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