Color Names

Indian Silk

Softly woven, like the mauve threads in a sari from Karnataka.

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Indian Silk is a muted mauve, close to purple.

It can be described as muted, dull, matte and soft.

Set in white, because white reads best on it.

Indian Silk

Silk industry in the Indian subcontinent

In India, about 97% of the raw mulberry silk is produced in the Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Mysore and North Bangalore, the upcoming site of a US$20 million "Silk City", contribute to a majority of silk production. Another emerging silk producer is Tamil Nadu in the place in where mulberry cultivation is concentrated in Salem, Erode and Dharmapuri districts. Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh and Gobichettipalayam, Tamil Nadu were the first locations to have automated silk reeling units.

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Silk

Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven or knitted into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin (75-80%) and a smaller coating of sericin (20-25%). It is most commonly produced from the cocoons of certain insect larvae. The best-known silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori, which are reared in captivity (sericulture).

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indian

Noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Indian (“indigene”).

Adjective

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Indian (“indigenous”).
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silk

Noun

  1. A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).
  2. A thread or yarn made from silk fibers.

Verb

  1. To develop silk.
  2. To remove the silk from (corn).
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