What does soie in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word soie in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use soie in French.

The word soie in French means silk, silk, silk, bristle, whiskers, tang, silk scarf, tissue, silk road, silk route, dental floss, raw silk, silkworm. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word soie

silk

nom féminin (tissu très doux) (fabric)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est doux comme de la soie.
It's as smooth as silk.

silk

nom féminin (fil produit par le bombyx) (substance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le ver à soie s'appelle le Bombyx.
The silkworm is called the Bombyx.

silk

nom féminin (fil d'origine animale) (thread)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les araignées tissent leur toile en soie.
Spiders weave their webs from silk.

bristle

nom féminin (poils raides de certains animaux) (hair)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les cochons ont des soies flexibles.
Pigs have flexible bristles.

whiskers

nom féminin (moustache animale)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les soies des chats sont très sensibles.
Cats' whiskers are very sensitive.

tang

nom féminin (lame dans le manche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour se raser avec un rasoir droit, on le tient par la soie.
To shave with a straight razor, hold it by the tang.

silk scarf

nom masculin (foulard) (accessory)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un carré de soie est généralement orné d'un joli motif et se porte autour du cou.

tissue

nom masculin (papier à base de mûrier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

silk road, silk route

nom féminin (itinéraire d'importation de la soie) (sometimes capitalized)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dental floss

nom féminin (Can (fil pour nettoyer les dents)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

raw silk

nom féminin (soie brute)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La soie grège est issue directement des cocons.

silkworm

nom masculin (chenille du bombyx)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On élève les vers à soie dans les mûriers.

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