Crossword Clue:

a type of silk

AnswerCrossword Clue
MOIREType of silk.
TOBINEType of silk
OILEDType of paper or silk
PONGEEA kind of silk
EARSilk maker of a kind
EAR"... silk purse out of a sow's ..."
EAR". . . silk purse out of a sow's ..."
SOWSEARUnlikely source of a silk purse
ASOWS"You can't make a silk purse of ... ear."
LYONSFrench city with a history of silk-making
EAR"You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ..."
TRANSMUTEMake a silk purse out of a sow's ear, e.g.?
SOWSEARYou can't make a silk purse out of it, they say