noun. 1  1A mill or factory which processes food. 2  2A hand-operated kitchen utensil for purÃ©eing or straining food, having a rotating blade which pushes food through a perforated metal disc.
Silk is a natural protein fibre, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fibre of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best-known type of silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity.ilk is a natural protein fibre, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fibre of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best-known type of silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity.
The Silk Road was a trade route that went from China to Eastern Europe. It went along the northern borders of China, India, and Persia and ended up in Eastern Europe near today's Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. Not all that was traded along the Silk Road was good. 2  It is thought that the bubonic plague, or Black Death, traveled to Europe from the Silk Road. 3  Very few merchants traveled along the entire route. 4  Goods were traded at many cities and trade posts along the way.