- take silk
- be appointed as an advisor to the King
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
take silk
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take silk — ► take silk Brit. become a Queen s (or King s) Counsel. Main Entry: ↑silk … English terms dictionary
take silk — phrasal Britain : to become a king s or queen s counsel * * * take silk To become a Queen s (or King s) Counsel • • • Main Entry: ↑silk … Useful english dictionary
take silk — Brit. become a Queen s (or King s) Counsel. → silk … English new terms dictionary
take silk — verb to be appointed as a Queens Counsel (QC) (a senior barrister) … Wiktionary
silk — ► NOUN 1) a fine, soft lustrous fibre produced by silkworms. 2) thread or fabric made from silk. 3) (silks) garments made from silk, especially as worn by a jockey. 4) Brit. informal a Queen s (or King s) Counsel. [ORIGIN: so named because of the … English terms dictionary
silk — a name for the gown worn by Queen s (or King s) counsel (See barrister), hence to take silk, to become such a counsel. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 … Law dictionary
silk — n. fine fabric 1) to spin silk 2) fine silk 3) natural; synthetic silk misc. (BE) to take silk ( to become a King s Counsel or Queen s Counsel) * * * [sɪlk] synthetic silk [ misc. ] (BE) to take silk ( to become a King s Counsel or Queen s… … Combinatory dictionary
silk — silklike, adj. /silk/, n. 1. the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm. 2. thread made from this fiber. 3. cloth made from this fiber. 4. a garment of this cloth. 5. a gown of such material worn distinctively … Universalium
silk — n. 1 a fine strong soft lustrous fibre produced by silkworms in making cocoons. 2 a similar fibre spun by some spiders etc. 3 thread or cloth made from silk fibre. 4 (in pl.) kinds of silk cloth or garments made from it, esp. as worn by a jockey… … Useful english dictionary
silk — /sɪlk / (say silk) noun 1. the fine, soft, lustrous fibre obtained from the cocoon of the silkworm. 2. thread made of this fibre. 3. cloth made of this fibre. 4. a garment of this cloth. 5. the gown of such material, worn distinctively by a Queen …
