spun silk
- noun
- Specialized
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seda hilada
- Unlike expensive raw silk, spun silk is valued for its durability and matte texture.
Examples
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The dress was made from fine spun silk that felt soft against her skin.
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Factories often use spun silk to create affordable silk blends for clothing.
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The dress was made from spun silk.
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Can you believe this beautiful spun silk fabric?
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Factories often use spun silk to create affordable silk blends for clothing.
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Unlike expensive raw silk, spun silk is valued for its durability and matte texture.
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The dress was made from fine spun silk that felt soft against her skin.
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Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'spun' (past participle of 'spin' — to twist fibers into thread) + 'silk' yields silk that has been spun into yarn, so an average B1 learner who knows the verbs and noun should infer it refers to silk made by spinning. There is a technical nuance (it often denotes yarn from shorter/waste fibers rather than long raw filaments) that may be unfamiliar, but the core meaning is transparently derived from the constituents.
Etymology
Spun silk comes from how the yarn is made: the silk is spun from 'short fibers' and 'leftover' bits of silk instead of pulled as long smooth threads. That's why spun silk means a type of silk made from those shorter pieces, so it often looks less shiny and costs less than 'raw silk'.