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Silk Road
Silk Road (or Silk Route) An ancient caravan route linking China with the West, used from Roman times onwards and taking its name from the silk that was a major Chinese export. By this route Christianity and (from India) Buddhism reached China. A ‘North Road’ skirted the northern edge of the Taklimakan Desert before heading west-wards into Turkestan (and thence to the Levant), while a ‘South Road’ followed a more southerly route through the high passes of the Kunlun and Pamir mountains into India. A railway (completed in 1963) follows the northern route from Xian to Urumchi and into Kazakhstan.
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Silk surges in the U.S. market. (includes related article)
Magazine article from: International Trade Forum; 1/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...suppleness are key features of silk's success in the United States. Silks such as those that are...is well educated about silk and is price savvy regarding silks. She appreciates the value and durability of silk. Of all silk consumers...
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Silk Unraveled: International Symposium to Examine Enduring Power of Delicate Thread.
News Wire article from: Ascribe Higher Education News Service; 2/14/2003; 700+ words
; ...will focus on the question of silk's value today. Clare B...about "Marketing Handwoven Silk Products from Southeast Asia...titled "Biomedical Utility for Silks: New Uses for an Old Material." Both "Silk Unraveled" and "Silk in New...
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Silks are a horse owner's shiny ID and a link to sport's regal roots.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 10/30/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...blue colors. Some silk designs are as simple...popular designs. Some silks include curiosity...almost all sets of silks have in common is that they are not made of silk. They used to be...nylon began replacing silk during World War II...fitting, aerodynamic silks became trendy ...
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Silk goods: selling to the Japanese market.
Magazine article from: International Trade Forum; 7/1/1992; ; 700+ words
; Japan is the world's largest consumer of silk and silk products, although its overall demand for these goods...last several decades. In 1991 its total purchases of silk and silk products came to an estimated 18,000 tons...
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SILK FINDS A HOME LUMINOUS FABRIC DRAPING ITSELF ALL OVER THE HOUSE.(Home Front)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...fall line of about 60 silks. While silk looks delicate, the...quantity. High-quality silks are sturdy. But line silk drapes to prevent sun...Retail availability Silks at Denver Fabric include...per running yard): A silk broadcloth stamped with...
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Silk going smoothly for the career woman. (Fall dresses)
Magazine article from: WWD; 3/11/1986; ; 700+ words
; ...volume this year with its silks division alone. In the...continues to see growth in its silk dress business, and is...making a sexier look in silks. "We decided silks didn't have to be footballed...t need another solid silk dress. Our dresses have...
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Silk costs chafe tie makers.
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 12/12/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...quietly started investing in silk yarn and gray goods as a hedge...owns a "tremendous" amount of silk right now and its wholesale...exception to that is very fine woven silk ties, where wholesale prices...woven goods. Expensive quality silks are going to be much more expensive...
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Silk: mimicking how spiders make their complex array of silks could usher in a tapestry of new materials, and other animals or plants could be designed to be the producers.(Cover story)
Magazine article from: Science News; 11/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...but of all the silks made by various creatures, spider silk is the standout...trying to coax spider silks from other creatures...experimenting with inserting silk genes into bacteria...most studied spider silks come from the golden silk spider, Nephila...
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Silk Suit; Famed Architect Sues Former Employee Over Website
Magazine article from: The Stranger; 10/8/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...of his former employer, famed local architect Stuart Silk. Silk has won several awards for designing upscale homes for Seattle's rich and famous; on June 11, Silk filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, listing at least $5...
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Washable: silk's newest wrinkle.
Magazine article from: WWD; 9/8/1987; ; 700+ words
; Washable: Silk's newest wrinkle There is a fundamental change occuring in the silk industry, from an emphasis strictly on elegance...change is a new market buzzword-- "washable' silk--that is bringing excitement to some, confusion...
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Silk
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...names to particular types of silk. The first country to apply...some of the world's finest silk fabrics. Other countries that also produce quality silks are China, Italy, India...the largest exporter of raw silk in the early 1990s, accounting...
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Silk Culture and Manufacture
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
SILK CULTURE AND MANUFACTURE SILK CULTURE AND MANUFACTURE. Long known as the Queen of Textiles, silk is valued for its luster, soft hand, and drapability. It is used for both clothing and home d é cor in a wide range of fabrics including...
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Silk Road
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Silk Road The term Silk Road (die Seidenstrasse) was first coined by the nineteenth-century...stretching across the Eurasian continent from China to Europe. While silk was clearly one of the earliest and most important commodities traded...
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Silk, Garnett
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Garnett Silk Singer For the Record… Selected discography Sources Garnett Silk was a pivotal figure in reggae music’...toaster” in clubs around Jamaica, Silk recorded his first singles in the mid-1980s under...
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silk
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
silk fine, horny, translucent...to carry the arts of silk culture and weaving across...and Sicily were weaving silks of exquisite texture...fashion with its beautiful silks. Lyons in S France became...Henry VI to establish the silk industry, but it was...
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