Beauty in silk - the art of weaving

Latin translation: In sericis pulchritudo - ars textoria

09:15 Nov 4, 2005
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English term or phrase: Beauty in silk - the art of weaving
Needed for label and logo for an Internet fashion company
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Local time: 16:41
Latin translation:In sericis pulchritudo - ars textoria
Explanation:
"In sericis pulchritudo" means both "beauty in the silk" and "beauty (dressed) in silk", where "sericis" is a plural meaning both silk material and silk garments (it is common in Latin to use the neuter plural of an adjective to mean objects).
"Ars textoria" (or ars textrina)is the noun applied to to weaver guilds.
"Textrinum" means both the weaving and the weaving workshop.

HIH!
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5 +3In sericis pulchritudo - ars textoria
Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X)
4Pulchritudo in bombyce - artificium contexta
Roberto


  

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beauty in silk - the art of weaving
Pulchritudo in bombyce - artificium contexta


Explanation:
im not sure if i have weaving in the right form. it should be in the genative singular as weaving is a noun in this context. Contexta is my best guess for now

Roberto
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neutral  Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X): the art of weaving: "textrinum" or " ars textoria/textrina"
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beauty in silk - the art of weaving
In sericis pulchritudo - ars textoria


Explanation:
"In sericis pulchritudo" means both "beauty in the silk" and "beauty (dressed) in silk", where "sericis" is a plural meaning both silk material and silk garments (it is common in Latin to use the neuter plural of an adjective to mean objects).
"Ars textoria" (or ars textrina)is the noun applied to to weaver guilds.
"Textrinum" means both the weaving and the weaving workshop.

HIH!

Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X)
Local time: 16:41
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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agree  Giusi Pasi: definitely yes!
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agree  Joseph Brazauskas
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agree  Stefano Asperti: I'm flabbergasted!!
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