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

1 sense of silks

Sense 1
silks -- (the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable)
       => garment -- (an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk")

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)