silk

Summary

silk is a glandular product^[1]. silk draws 1,469 Wikipedia views per month (glandular_product category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2]

Key Facts

• silk's instance of is recorded as glandular product^[3].
• silk is a type of Protein fibre^[4].
• silk is a type of natural fiber^[5].
• silk is a type of textile^[6].
• silk's Commons category is recorded as Silk^[7].
• silk comprises fibroin^[8].
• silk comprises sericin^[9].
• silk's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Silk^[10].
• silk's Commons gallery is recorded as Silk^[11].
• silk's described by source is recorded as Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles^[12].
• silk's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• silk's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• silk's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• silk's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• silk's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• silk's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[18].
• silk's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[19].
• silk's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• silk's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• silk's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[22].
• silk's has characteristic is recorded as luster^[23].
• silk's natural product of taxon is recorded as Bombyx mori^[24].
• silk's natural product of taxon is recorded as silkworm^[25].
• silk's different from is recorded as Silk^[26].
• silk's fabrication method is recorded as sericulture^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

silk's instance of is recorded as glandular product^[3]. Recorded subclass of include Protein fibre^[4], natural fiber^[5], and textile^[6].

Use and Application

Components include fibroin^[8], a group or class of proteins^[28] and sericin^[9], a type of chemical entity^[29].

Influence

Things named for silk include Seres^[30], an ethnic group^[31], in People's Republic of China^[32].

Why It Matters

silk draws 1,469 Wikipedia views per month (glandular_product category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2] silk has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] silk is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for silk include Seres^[30], an ethnic group^[31], in People's Republic of China^[32].