Silk
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A one-page encyclopedia entry on silk from Zell's Encyclopedia. It gives the word's etymology, describes the silk-worm's double thread and cocoon, and notes the thread's strength compared with flax and hemp. It also covers raw and spun silk, and briefly sketches early silk culture and manufacture in England, Georgia and Connecticut.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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