- Bengal Silk
- BENGAL SILKA silk yarn hand-made in India. Produced in the natives' household and is very irregular and dirty. Used locally for weaving into plain cloth on hand looms.
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Bengal Silk
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Bengal — Ben*gal , prop. n. 1. A province in India, giving its name to various stuffs, animals, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A thin stuff, made of silk and hair, originally brought from Bengal. [1913 Webster] 3. Striped gingham, originally brought from Bengal;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bengal light — Bengal Ben*gal , prop. n. 1. A province in India, giving its name to various stuffs, animals, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A thin stuff, made of silk and hair, originally brought from Bengal. [1913 Webster] 3. Striped gingham, originally brought from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bengal stripes — Bengal Ben*gal , prop. n. 1. A province in India, giving its name to various stuffs, animals, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A thin stuff, made of silk and hair, originally brought from Bengal. [1913 Webster] 3. Striped gingham, originally brought from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bengal tiger — Bengal Ben*gal , prop. n. 1. A province in India, giving its name to various stuffs, animals, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A thin stuff, made of silk and hair, originally brought from Bengal. [1913 Webster] 3. Striped gingham, originally brought from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bengal — /ben gawl , gahl , beng ; ben geuhl, beng /, n. 1. a former province in NE India, now divided between India and Bangladesh. Cf. East Bengal, West Bengal. 2. Bay of, a part of the Indian Ocean between India and Burma (Myanmar). 3. a raw silk from… … Universalium
Bengal (cat) — Infobox Catbreed name = Bengal imagecaption = Two male Bengals country = United States acfastd = http://www.acfacats.com/bengal standard.htm fifestd = http://www.fifeweb.org/wp/breeds/std/ben std.html ticastd =… … Wikipedia
Silk — This article is about a natural fiber and the textile woven from it. For other uses, see Silk (disambiguation). Four of the most important domesticated silk worms, together with their adult moth forms, Meyers Konversations Lexikon (1885 1892)… … Wikipedia
Bengal — Ben·gal || ‚beÅ‹ gÉ”Ël n. region in India n. raw silk made in Bengal (India); type of fabric woven of silk and hair; type of striped fabric … English contemporary dictionary
Box of Silk and Dogs — Infobox Album Name = Box of Silk And Dogs Type = box Artist = Muslimgauze Released = 1999 July 07 Recorded = Genre = Length = Label = Staalplaat MUSLIMLIM 013 Producer = Reviews = Last album = Hand of Fatima (1999) This album = Box of Silk and… … Wikipedia
Tussah silk — Tus sah silk [Probably fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.] (a) A silk cloth made from the cocoons of a caterpillar other than the common silkworm, much used in Bengal and China. (b) The silk fiber itself. [Written also {tusseh silk} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tusseh silk — Tussah silk Tus sah silk [Probably fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.] (a) A silk cloth made from the cocoons of a caterpillar other than the common silkworm, much used in Bengal and China. (b) The silk fiber itself. [Written also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
