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Examples
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She was surrounded by down pillows and spider-silk linens.
G'lder Curtis Hox 2011
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In the late 19th century, Madagascar's French colonial government encouraged spider-silk weaving, and spider-silk bed hangings were exhibited in Paris.
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This month, a V&A exhibition showcases the cape, as well as objects telling the remarkable history of spider-silk weaving.
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Snowfire built up the framework of the Gate with power spun from her own resources; she was connected to the Gate by a scintillating cord of energy, multicolored and shining, energy that spun out from her like spider-silk, and came to rest in a continuously shifting pattern laid over the arch.
Widows and Orphans R. Daniel Lester 2010
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Syl descended from the dark of the theater flies on a thread of unseen spider-silk.
Dancing with Werewolves Carole Nelson Douglas 2009
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Leaning back, he extended his arm straight up and fired a wide dispersal of metal spider-silk streamers around him.
365 tomorrows » 2007 » October : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2007
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Syl descended from the dark of the theater flies on a thread of unseen spider-silk.
Dancing with Werewolves Carole Nelson Douglas 2009
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The spider-silk fabric, the dioramas, the artifacts from so many different cultures...how a horn spoon is made...did you know?
The last of NYC (as if...) e_moon60 2009
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Syl descended from the dark of the theater flies on a thread of unseen spider-silk.
Dancing with Werewolves Carole Nelson Douglas 2009
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Approaches being tried include deriving fiber from the milk of transgenic goats with an extra spider-silk gene and adapting silk produced by other insects, such as silkworms.
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