silk

1. A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).

   The thread made of silk was barely visible.

2. A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers.
3. Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes.
4. The gown worn by a Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel.
5. A Senior (i.e. Queen's or King's) Counsel.
6. (circus arts, in the plural) A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks.
7. (usually in the plural) The garments worn by a jockey displaying the colors of the horse's owner.

verb

To remove the silk from (corn).