Sentence examples for silk rag from inspiring English sources

In the lowest cavern, through an ancient stone doorway, is the "wishing rock", where if you throw a silk rag on to a lit candle on the stone, we were told, your wishes come true.

"All American currency, they throw a silk rag in with the paper," Harrison explained to the man.

In one of these caves, the faithful traditionally tie a knot in one of a myriad colourful silk rags; this is said to help solve their troubles.

Students used mixtures of fine imported silk and hand-dyed rags to depict villages and farms, and they sometimes added exotic beasts based on prints in encyclopedias.

Jungles and palaces, elephants and tigers, princes in silk and servants in rags were photographed on location in Rajasthan and presented with the meticulous lighting, enveloping depth effects and rhythmic editing patterns of the Weimar cinema at its height.

And the prevailing dress code is Cinderella after the fairy godmother has turned her rags into glittery silk chiffon, brocade, and taffeta.

The short documentary, entitled Private View, combines previews of the Italian master's works, like his silk screened Mirror Paintings and sculpture Venus of the Rag, with interior and exterior perspectives of Blenheim. .

The short documentary, entitled Private View, combines previews of the Italian master's works, like his silk screened Mirror Paintings and sculpture Venus of the Rag, with interior and exterior perspectives of Blenheim.

That means no silk suits or flashy threads, just a smock, a rag, a can of polish and a smile.

(Voldepussy isn't wearing rags. I think that's a silk kimono.

The costumes by Olga Akhmatovakaya are stunning -- richly textured silk gowns, smartly cut suits and top hats and wonderfully tattered rags.