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spun silk

–noun
1. yarn produced by spinning silk waste and short, broken filaments from which the sericin has been removed. Compare reeled silk.
2. a fabric woven from this yarn.

Origin:
1750–60
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spun silk  
n.  A yarn made from short-fibered silk and silk waste.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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