Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun silk

2 senses of silk

Sense 1
silk -- (a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae)
       => fabric, cloth, material, textile -- (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress")

Sense 2
silk -- (animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders)
       => animal fiber, animal fibre -- (fiber derived from animals)