# silks

Pronunciation: say "SILKS" /sɪlks/

## Noun

1. Plural of silk. — plural of silk
   - Simple: Plural of silk. Use this when you mean more than one kind or piece of silk.
   - _Merchants carried bolts of patterned silks along the trade routes between East and West._
   - _The museum displayed embroidered silks from several dynasties side by side._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of silk. — third-person singular simple present indicative of silk
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of silk. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The maize silks earlier than usual when the spring stays mild._
   - _Whenever a field silks, the farmer watches closely for pests on the tassels._

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