(1) You can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear. 

(2) You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. 

(3) You (or One) cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. 

(4) One cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. 

(5) She wears a silk blouse.

(6) The lectern was draped in yellow silk sheets.

(7) An embroidered silk waistcoat contributed to his dandified appearance.

(8) Some silk fabrics will drape beautifully.

(9) Her silk dress rustled as she moved.

(10) She piped the skirt with blue silk.

(11) Workers weave silk thread into beautiful shirts.

(12) He was wearing a suit made from pure silk.

(13) The inside of the box was lined with silk.

(14) The tailor lined the coat with silk.

(15) Silk is on the advance.

(16) She looked radiant in a white silk dress.

(17) This artificial fabric has the texture of silk.

(18) Her voluminous silk dress billowed out behind her.

(19) The coat is made of silk brocade.

(20) Susanna was wearing a black silk dress.

(21) I think silk ties can be quite nice.

(22) She fingered the silk gently.

(23) Can you match me the silk?

(24) I spilt coffee on my silk shirt.

(25) Silk shirts always feel soft and light in wear.

(26) She was cloaked in red silk.

(27) My father carries on a trade in silk.

(28) She dressed a transparent silk blouse.

(29) She moved nearer, her long silk skirt rustling around her.

(30) An ape’s an ape, a varlet’s a varlet, though they be clad in silk or scarlet. 

(1) She wears a silk blouse.

(2) An embroidered silk waistcoat contributed to his dandified appearance.

(3) Some silk fabrics will drape beautifully.

(4) Her silk dress rustled as she moved.

(5) He was wearing a suit made from pure silk.

(6) She looked radiant in a white silk dress.

(7) This artificial fabric has the texture of silk.

(8) Her voluminous silk dress billowed out behind her.

(9) The coat is made of silk brocade.

(10) Susanna was wearing a black silk dress.

(11) I think silk ties can be quite nice.

(12) I spilt coffee on my silk shirt.

(13) Silk shirts always feel soft and light in wear.

(14) She dressed a transparent silk blouse.

(15) She moved nearer, her long silk skirt rustling around her.

(16) She stood up, frowning at the creases in her silk dress.

(17) This silk scarf is the perfect accessory for stylish summer evenings.

(18) This old Silk Road linked China with the West in ancient times.

(19) Light silk is best for parachutes, as it compresses well and then expands rapidly.

(20) The wrinkled silk will flatten out again if you iron it.

(21) The princess is wearing a dress of the finest silk.

(22) She wears a silk.

(23) She luxuriated in the sensuous feel of the silk sheets.

(24) The bride wore a veil with a wreath of silk flowers.

(25) A wool jacket complements the silk trousers and provides an interesting contrast in texture.

(26) She was wearing two blue silk ribbons in her hair.

(27) He was wearing a cream silk shirt and a tartan golfing cap.

(28) A black silk tie completed the ensemble.

(29) We could feel the smooth texture of silk.

(30) She wore a cashmere scarf, silk suit and pearls.

(31) She stood up, frowning at the creases in her silk dress.

(32) This silk scarf is the perfect accessory for stylish summer evenings.

(33) This old Silk Road linked China with the West in ancient times.

(34) The woman put forward a red silk as well as a blue one for our inspection.

(35) Light silk is best for parachutes, as it compresses well and then expands rapidly.

(36) The wrinkled silk will flatten out again if you iron it.

(37) The princess is wearing a dress of the finest silk.

(38) She wears a silk.

(39) She luxuriated in the sensuous feel of the silk sheets.

(40) The bride wore a veil with a wreath of silk flowers.

(41) The world with filar silk rain weather also slightly a little cool,[http:///silk.html] cold the scenery.

(42) A wool jacket complements the silk trousers and provides an interesting contrast in texture.

(43) She was wearing two blue silk ribbons in her hair.

(44) He was wearing a cream silk shirt and a tartan golfing cap.

(45) Silkworm die silk, wax torch party ash into tears beginning to dry.

(46) I bought a great tie-dyed silk scarf.

(47) From somewhere, he had unearthed a black silk suit.

(48) She wore a richly coloured silk dress.

(49) A black silk tie completed the ensemble.

(50) This material is warranted pure silk.

(51) Then she untied her silk scarf.

(52) The price of silk continued to be firm.

(53) The company trades in silk, tea(), and other items.

(54) The lady likes to wear the silk shawl.

(55) I just love the smoothness of silk.

(56) You could back the dress with silk.

(57) Silk is distinct from rayon in every respect.

(58) Silk is the specialty of this village.

(59) She wore purple and green silk.

(60) We could feel the smooth texture of silk.

(31) Silkworm culture is practised in order to get silk.

(32) Silk is the speciality of this village.

(33) She banded the birthday gift with a silk strip.

(34) The tailor lined my coat with silk.

(35) Nylon and silk differ.

(36) We import raw silk.

(61) Silk sheets are the ultimate luxury.

(62) This silk spots easily from rain.

(63) Her evening dress is made of green shot silk.

(64) The evening dress is made out of pure silk.

(65) He cancelled the indent for silk scarves.

(66) Her dress was pure silk.

(67) A tiny mark flawed the otherwise perfect silk shirt.

(68) The silk dress came up beautifully.

(69) She wore a cashmere scarf,[http:///silk.html] silk suit and pearls.

(70) She wore a sleeveless silk dress.

(71) Silkworm culture is practised in order to get silk.

(72) It's not real silk - it's just imitation.

(73) Dena bought rolls of silk that seemed ridiculously cheap.

(74) The curtains were trimmed with silk braid.

(75) This silk dress presses well.

(76) The coat is lined with silk.

(77) Her hair was so soft it was like silk.

(78) Silk was used with wool for contrast.

(79) Her hair was covered by a silk scarf.

(80) She loved the feel of silk against her skin.

(81) Top right: silk blouse ￡195 from Harrods.

(82) Her skin was as smooth as silk.

(83) He bought a shot silk.

(84) She twisted a silk scarf round her neck.

(85) She wore a beautiful silk shawl around her shoulders.

(86) For Christmas he gave her a silk blouse.

(87) Artificial silk creases more easily than natural silk.

(88) You can tell it's silk by the feel.

(89) Silk is the speciality of this village.

(90) She fingered the rich silk happily.

(91) She looked resplendent in a silk dress.

(92) She banded the birthday gift with a silk strip.

(93) The girl was bedecked with silk and jewels.

(94) These silk goods are not much in demand.

(95) The dress is part silk, part wool.

(96) She banded her hat with a silk strip.

(97) Thread of real gold can be woven into silk.

(98) Silk sheets added the final touch of luxury.http://

(99) The tailor lined my coat with silk.

(100) She was wearing a silk blouson .

(101) Their main exports are textiles, especially silk and cotton.

(102) She wore a dress of the sheerest silk.

(103) Angela is modelling an attractive blue silk dress.

(104) The colour in this silk material will not fade.

(105) He attired himself in silk.

(106) After fifteen years as a barrister, she took silk.

(107) She fingered the silk to feel its quality.

(108) He glimpsed Sonia, resplendent in a red silk dress.

(109) I've been lusting after one of their silk shirts for ages.

(110) I left Sara in the shop drooling over a green silk dress.

(111) He was wearing a blue silk singlet and boxer shorts.

(112) She emerged from the bedroom, a vision in cream silk.

(113) It is softer than cotton and nylon and has a similar lustre to silk.

(114) Is that shirt silk? Ooh, let me have a feel!

(115) She ran her silk stocking on a nail last night.

(116) Pauline wore a silk dress with a strand of pearls.

(117) Silk cloth rumples easily.

(118) You can make a patchwork quilt from oddments of silk and cotton.

(119) His practice quickly grew and he took silk in 1988.

(120) Corduroy is the poor man's velvet; its pile is made of cotton rather than silk or satin.

(121) Never leave a silk shirt to the tender mercies of an automatic washing-machine.

(122) She wore a dress of crimson silk to the dinner and was the belle of the ball.

(123) I heard her silk clothes swished before she came in.

(124) Natural fabrics like silk and wool are better insulators than synthetics.

(125) David spotted the pink silk lampshade in a shop and thought it would brighten up the room.

(126) This was a Silk Road which enabled the ancient men to peregrinate from West Asia.

(127) White silk panels were inset into the sides of the dress.

(128) Put this cloth alongside real silk,[] and you will at once see the difference.

(129) She swished across the floor in her long silk dress.

(130) Silk stockings offen run.

(131) He wore a silk cloak over a finely embroidered robe.

(132) Her dress was of blue silk, quite light, and becomingly open at the neck.

(133) I love that silk dress, but it's a bitch to wash.

(134) The writer used the image of corn silk to describe the girl's hair.

(135) Her silk shirtdress was sky-blue, the colour of her eyes.

(136) This silk drapes well.

(137) Her hair was tied back with a black silk ribbon.

(138) Nylon and silk differ.

(139) The new skirt the little girl wears is perked up with golden silk embroidery.

(140) A silkworm spins a cocoon that can yield 800 metres of pure silk.

(141) The silk cushions add colour to an otherwise dull room.

(142) He was poncing around in a pair of fluffy slippers/yellow silk dressing gown.

(143) Silk doesn't wash well.

(144) Her silk dress was sky-blue, the colour of her eyes.

(145) She opened the tie box and looked at her purchase. It was silk, with maroon stripes.

(146) We import raw silk.

(147) She dropped the white silk cloth in my lap.

(148) Half-price knitwear, silk shirts and chinos.

(149) She is wrapped in a cocoon of blue silk.

(150) The peacock silk curtains swayed gently in the breeze.

(151) The blue silk mortar board she wore was edged in gold lace with a gold bullion button and tassel.

(152) Her silk blouse is open at the neck, showing two strands of pearls.

(153) The altar was built of orange boxes, covered with a white silk cloth that Meg had found in the ragstore.

(154) His badge of office, a large gold key, hung round his neck on a silk ribbon.

(155) I was dressed in a cream linen suit with a light grey silk blouse.

(156) Edwards himself was in brilliant brogues, razor-creased tan slacks and blazer over silk shirt and neckerchief.

(157) The magistrate put on a black cap, a three-cornered piece of silk.

(158) The wall lights in the great stone walls were bedecked with pink silk shades.

(159) Lying on silk in the round leather box was a bracelet.

(160) She was holding a candle and her eyes shone in its light and her gleaming hair fell like silk on her shoulders.

(161) His breeches were made of white shiny silk and so was his waistcoat.

(162) This theology slipped over the iron hand of the capitalist market like a silk glove.

(163) On the side of the bed away from the window was Lily's new silk nightdress,[http:///silk.html] folded carefully by the chambermaid.

(164) Barry Silk was already with Martin Grant when they came alongside.

(165) He wore a charcoal-grey business suit, with a pristine white shirt and maroon silk tie.

(166) His hair was white and powdered and long enough to be tied in a small black silk bow.

(167) The silk was slightly rough to the touch, the surface marked with little bobbles of thread.

(168) Tamar was lying on one of the twin beds wearing a pair of silk lounging pyjamas.

(169) And they wore silk socks that would have been frowned upon at the more establishment country clubs in the Hamptons.

(170) He untied the silk blouse very slowly, to let her know what he was doing.

(171) Plus collectable ranges of Tribal and Village needlework, embroidery and silk from all over the world.

(172) The Madonna presided over it all, high and serene above the altar, dressed in pale-blue silk embellished with golden embroidery.

(173) The thin gown of emerald green silk was quite inadequate to the task of concealing what lay beneath.

(174) Two promoted silk stockings and Florence Stack appeared in newspaper advertisements praising Tokalon beauty products.

(175) One wore an oversize silk jockey's cap with a little teddy bear pinned to it.

(176) So the Center Parcs leisure experience includes playing badminton, squash or tennis wreathed in the fog of a hundred Silk Cuts.

(177) Long or short, silk or satin, Wendys will have the designer dress for you and your bridesmaids.

(178) Perkin was so excited that he immediately stained some silk cloth a striking purple.

(179) Jack was wide awake, in his red silk pajamas and red silk robe.

(180) Her frame was small, her arms looked frail and very white against the raw silk.

(181) He wore a yellow-brown silk cloak with cotton trim; his sleeves were long, extending over his hands.

(182) Alexander demonstrates simple flower arrangements for table centerpieces, holiday centerpieces and silk flowers.

(183) An armed guard stood there in the doorway, head bowed, a clean silk pau folded over one arm.

(184) Thick, immaculately cut ash-blonde hair brushed the padded silk shoulders of a black and white striped Roland Klein suit.

(185) The young woman took him behind a screen where a double bed lay beneath a home-made canopy of cotton silk.

(186) The black taffeta silk ballgown was strapless and backless with a plunging, gravity-defying decolletage.

(187) Miguel was wearing one of his new silk shirts, baggy whites, and loafers.

(188) Her blonde hair was pulled back into a smooth chignon and tied with a yellow silk bow.

(189) That's not a hair the axeman says it's a silk thread, a grass blade,[sentence dictionary] the moth's antennae.

(190) To call the bit of silk that clung to her body a dress was ridiculous.

(191) Each wore a blue sash at hip level, a matching bonnet, silk stockings and black shoes with a buckle.

(192) Meg Dennison was in a long black skirt and a blue patterned silk blouse with a bow at the neck.

(193) The ants' larvae possess silk glands with which they spin their own pupal cocoons.

(194) The fabric that she chose to be made into a dress is a combination of silk and cotton.

(195) She was ready for Stephen promptly at eleven, wearing a summer dress of wild silk in a rich pink-peach colour.

(196) Cassie picked it up and found that it was silk, with a bodice of handmade lace; beautiful and expensive.

(197) Silk draperies began at the ceiling and cascaded to the floor.

(198) We have three limited edition silk bomber jackets, five sweatshirts and five baseball hats to give away this week.

(199) The Mark Hateley of suit and silk tie is a polar opposite to the Mark Hateley of shorts and bootlaces.

(200) The most obvious features are the tall watchtowers scattered across the Silk Road to provide advance warning of Xiongnu attack.

(201) She was wearing peach silk camiknickers with tiny pearl buttons and trimmed with peach lace.

(202) She wore a cream-colored silk blouse and a full linen skirt nipped in at the waist.

(203) A million red ants crawling inside a silk sheet, that was what I should have seen.

(204) Out came the jewels and bare shoulders, the silk georgette and gold tissue.

(205) Its walls were ornately corniced in gold and papered in watered silk, a delicate bluebell colour.

(206) Maxim took off his silk scarf, wiped his brow and put the scarf in his pocket.

(207) The list targeted exports worth US$3,900 million, including shoes, jewellery, silk clothing, foods, and household appliances.

(208) Where's the high-collar starchy shirt-front chin-up character that tied and retied its silk to perfection and laid down its life?

(209) Products from logwood formed an important source of dyestuffs for silk, and more important, woollen cloth.

(210) Their fingers skim on the silk as the unwieldy billows of parachute flatten like sea-waves, oiled, folded in sevens.

(211) She wore an ivory silk blouse, frothing at neck and cuffs.

(212) However, a similar outfit can be created with a silk camisole and flattering suit.