She maintains a busy practice as a leading 'silk' in employment law.
He 'took silk' [=reached the highest barrister's rank] in 2001.
The robe has butterflies embroidered in 'silk' on the sleeves.
(..) Is there a message? No. Thank you. We thought you would come back married. Did you? But you only came back with a hat. A black silk hat. What kind of animal can you make a hat like that from? It's not natural. Next time, perhaps. There'll be no next time. (..)2012 Anna Karenina