At last she decided on a doll which had hair like a grown-up person; this doll, which was as tall as she was, wore a white silk gown similar to that of the Holy Virgin.
Enfin elle se décida pour une poupée qui avait des cheveux comme une grande personne ; cette poupée, qui était bien haute comme elle, portait une robe de soie blanche, pareille à celle de la sainte Vierge.
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Stories for Ninon
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Then, as be folded a remnant of poppy-colored silk, she added, to soften the harshness of her words:"Only, you may as well, I think, not put any red in the window."
Puis, comme il plissait un coupon de soie ponceau, elle ajouta, pour rattraper la dureté de sa phrase: – Seulement, vous pourriez bien, il me semble, ne pas mettre du rouge à l'étalage.
I cannot understand how he lacks everything whilst reclining in velvet and silk.
Je ne puis comprendre comment il manque de tout, couché dans le velours et la soie.
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Clumsily dressed, as usual, with her gown of pale cherry-coloured silk dragging over the floor, slie appeared to have slipped into her things in all haste, as if goaded on by some strong desire.
Fagotée comme toujours, traînant sa robe de soie cerise pâle, elle semblait avoir attaché ses vêtements à la hâte, sous l'aiguillon de quelque désir.
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Quietly robed in dead-leaf silk, she wore a large hat, which alone looked somewhat extravagant.
Sévèrement habillée de soie feuille-morte, elle avait un grand chapeau un peu extravagant.
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And others, again, displayed themselves on the walls, waved in the depths of the side-chapels, and encompassed the choir with a heaven of silk, satin, and velvet.
Elles s’étalaient le long des murailles, elles flottaient au fond des chapelles, elles entouraient le chœur d’un ciel de soie, de satin et de velours.
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His black hair, fine as floss silk, hung in glossy curls about his round, dimpled face, while a pair of large dark eyes, full of fire and softness, looked out from beneath the rich, long lashes, as he peered curiously into the apartment.
Ses cheveux, aussi fins que de la soie grège, tombaient en boucles autour de ses joues rondes, à riantes fossettes, tandis que deux grands yeux noirs, pleins de feu et de douceur, lançaient de dessous ses longs cils des regards curieux.
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artificial silk keratitis
kératite des fileurs de viscose
silk fibre
fibre de soie
wild silk
soie sauvage
wild silks
soie sauvage
Word forms
silk
noun
Singular
Plural
Common case
silk
silks
Possessive case
silk's
silks'
silk
verb
Basic forms
Past
silked
Imperative
silk
Present Participle (Participle I)
silking
Past Participle (Participle II)
silked
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I silk
we silk
you silk
you silk
he/she/it silks
they silk
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am silking
we are silking
you are silking
you are silking
he/she/it is silking
they are silking
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have silked
we have silked
you have silked
you have silked
he/she/it has silked
they have silked
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been silking
we have been silking
you have been silking
you have been silking
he/she/it has been silking
they have been silking
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I silked
we silked
you silked
you silked
he/she/it silked
they silked
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was silking
we were silking
you were silking
you were silking
he/she/it was silking
they were silking
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had silked
we had silked
you had silked
you had silked
he/she/it had silked
they had silked
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been silking
we had been silking
you had been silking
you had been silking
he/she/it had been silking
they had been silking
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will silk
we shall/will silk
you will silk
you will silk
he/she/it will silk
they will silk
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be silking
we shall/will be silking
you will be silking
you will be silking
he/she/it will be silking
they will be silking
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have silked
we shall/will have silked
you will have silked
you will have silked
he/she/it will have silked
they will have silked
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been silking
we shall/will have been silking
you will have been silking
you will have been silking
he/she/it will have been silking
they will have been silking
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would silk
we should/would silk
you would silk
you would silk
he/she/it would silk
they would silk
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be silking
we should/would be silking
you would be silking
you would be silking
he/she/it would be silking
they would be silking
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have silked
we should/would have silked
you would have silked
you would have silked
he/she/it would have silked
they would have silked
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice