丝 — meaning in English

English meaning

• bristle noun A stiff, coarse hair on an animal or plant, or one of the stiff filaments in a brush.
• silk noun A fine, soft fiber produced by silkworms, or fabric woven from it.

Senses

丝 is used for these senses in English:

• bristle A stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.
• silk (mostly, uncountable) A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).

bristle — full definition

1. noun A stiff, coarse hair on an animal or plant, or one of the stiff filaments in a brush.
2. verb To react angrily or defensively, especially when criticised.
3. verb To be full of something, especially things that stick out.

silk — full definition

1. noun A fine, soft fiber produced by silkworms, or fabric woven from it.
2. noun (British law, informal) A Queen's or King's Counsel, or the gown they wear.

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