silkwork

English

Etymology

From Middle English silkewerk, sylkewerke, selkwerk, sylke work, equivalent to silk +‎ work.

Noun

silkwork (uncountable)

1. Goods or products manufactured from silk
   • 1967, A Mediterranean Society: The family:

     The tax on silkwork and silk-dyeing in Fustat brought 334 dinars per year.