sea silk

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sea silk

noun sea silks

countable, uncountable An extremely fine, rare and valuable fabric produced from the long silky filaments or byssus excreted by several molluscs (particularly Pinna nobilis, rough penshell) by which they attach themselves to the sea bed.

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Русский	виссо́н vissón

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@misc{sea_silk_2026,
  title = {sea silk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sea%20silk},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}