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Question
Write about any three uses of silk.
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Solution
- Silk has natural beauty and elegance.
- It gives comfort in warm weather and warmth during colder months.
- It is used in the manufacture of classical and high fashion clothes, modern dresses particularly silk sarees, the elegant of beautiful dresses.
- It is also used in household for making wall hangings, curtains, rugs and carpets.
- It is also being used in the manufacture of surgical threads for sutures.
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