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• Silk Road — 〚from the fact that silk was China s primary export〛 ancient trade route extending from China to the Mediterranean * * * Ancient trade route that linked China with Europe. Originally a caravan route and used from с 100 BC, the 4,000 mi (6,400 km) …   Universalium

• Silk Street — (zh cp|c=秀水街|p=Xiùshuǐjiē, aka Silk Market, Silk Street Market) is a shopping center in Beijing that accommodates over 1,700 retail vendors, notorious among international tourists for their wide selection of counterfeit designer brand apparels.… …   Wikipedia

• silk´en|ly — silk|en «SIHL kuhn», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. a) made of silk: »a silken dress. The king wore silken robes. b) of or having to do with silk stuffs or goods. 2. like silk; soft, smooth, and glossy: »She has silken hair. 3. a) …   Useful english dictionary

• silk|en — «SIHL kuhn», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. a) made of silk: »a silken dress. The king wore silken robes. b) of or having to do with silk stuffs or goods. 2. like silk; soft, smooth, and glossy: »She has silken hair. 3. a) …   Useful english dictionary

• Silk Road — The Silk Road, or Silk Routes, are an extensive interconnected network of trade routes across the Asian continent connecting East, South, and Western Asia with the Mediterranean world, including North Africa and Europe. The so called Silk Routes… …   Wikipedia

• Silk —    The use of this natural fiber dates back to the third millennium B.C.E. in China and is derived from the dried saliva of the silkworm during the cocooning process. Sericulture, or the process of cultivating and ultimately weaving silk cloth,… …   Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

• Silk gown — Stuff Stuff, n. [OF. estoffe, F. [ e]toffe; of uncertain origin, perhaps of Teutonic origin and akin to E. stop, v.t. Cf. {Stuff}, v. t.] 1. Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture. [1913 Webster] For the stuff they had… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• goods — Synonyms and related words: ability, ableness, account, acquaintance, acquest, adequacy, announcement, baggage, blue book, briefing, bulletin, bump, caliber, capability, capableness, capacity, cargo, catalog goods, chattels, cloth, commodities,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• silk — Synonyms and related words: AG, DA, KC, QC, SSC, US attorney, alabaster, attorney general, billiard table, blubber, bowling alley, bowling green, breeze, butter, civilian, clay, cloth, corporation lawyer, court appointed lawyer, criminal lawyer,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Counterfeit consumer goods — Knock Off redirects here. For the 1998 film, see Knock Off (film). Counterfeit consumer goods, commonly called knock offs, are counterfeit or imitation products offered for sale. The spread of counterfeit goods has become global in recent years… …   Wikipedia

• History of silk — According to Chinese tradition, the history of silk begins in the 27th century BCE. Its use was confined to China until the Silk Road opened at some point during the latter half of the first millennium BC. China maintained its virtual monopoly… …   Wikipedia