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Answer for the clue "Degummed silk ", 6 letters:
souple

Word definitions for souple in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The part of a flail that strikes the grain.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Souple \Sou"ple\, n. That part of a flail which strikes the grain. --Knight.

Usage examples of souple.

The Lord give thee a blink of that, and then thou wilt come hopping with all thy speed, like unto old Jacob, when he saw the angels ascending and descending, then he ran fast, albeit he was tired, and had got a hard bed, and a far harder bolster the night before, yet he got a glorious sight, and his legs were soupled with consolation, which made him run.