Zuchtseide
English translation: cultivated silk
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farmed silk Explanation: is a term I have heard |
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natural silk, raw silk Explanation: Freilich ist Zuchtseide eine "gezüchtete Seide", auf natürlichem Wege "gesponnen". IMO gibt es keinen Unterschied zwischen Zuchtseide und "natürlicher" Seide. Reference: http://eurodict.com/search.php?word=%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BB... |
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mulberry silk Explanation: not really sure but look at these sites and others, and farmed silk does get hits almost exclusively in expressions like "farmed silk caterpillars" etc. Dateiformat: PDF/Adobe Acrobat Die Maulbeerseide (auch Zuchtseide genannt) wird von den Raupen des ...... Ninhydrin-reaction and Biuret test to identify the protein in wool and silk, ... www.chf.de/eduthek/projektarbeiten/Textilfasern.pdf - Ähnliche Seiten Seide textile Faser Fasern textiler Faserstoff Seidenfaser ...Mode Bekleidung Textilien Fashion Seide Seidenfaser Seidenstoffe Silk .... Bei der Zuchtseide werden die Raupen vor dem Verpuppen in sog. ... www.fashion-base.de/Seide-1a.htm |
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peer agreement (net): +1cultured silk Explanation: This expression seems to be used more frequently than "farmed silk" if google is to be trusted. For example: http://chivalrysilk.com/cocoon_to_loom.html |
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sericulture Explanation: Any of these suggestions would be acceptable in isolation: Seide: Maulbeerseide (Zuchtseide), Tussahseide (Wildseide) Silk: Mulberry silk (sericulture), (wildcrafted) Tussah silk The cocoons of the latter silk moth are collected in the wild and not farmed... |
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peer agreement (net): +1cultivated silk Explanation: From my trusty "Modern Textile Dictionary": "Mulberry Silk: The product from those worms which have fed upon the leaves of cultivated mullberry trees, to distinguish the silk from wild or Tussah silk which has been raised on the leaves of the oak, cherry tree, castor oil plant and various bushes." |
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