WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
raw′ silk′, 
  1. Textilesreeled silk that has not had the sericin removed.
  • Middle English 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
raw silk
  1. untreated silk fibres reeled from the cocoon
  2. fabric woven from such fibres
'raw silk' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bengal - Japanese silk - ecru - fibroin - organzine - schappe - sericulture - seriplane - thrown silk - wild silk

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