Definition of "watered-silk" [watered-silk]

• Silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "A white watered-silk bonnet closely framed features of perfect regularity, the oval being completed by the satin ribbon tie that fastened it under her dimpled chin."
• "And he intercepted the advance of this bale of black watered-silk and lace."
• "She wore a long, black gown, confined at the waist by a watered-silk ribbon, and by way of scarf a lawn handkerchief with a broad hem, the two ends passed carelessly through her waistband."