See Also: Silk Road(encyclopedia)
Silk Road(dictionary)
Silk Road(tourism)
silk(encyclopedia)
silk(dictionary)
SILK(law)
Silk(medicine)
silk(dictionary)
Floss silk(medicine)
surgical silk(medicine)

procedure (oh) and Silk Road (sh)


procedure (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: procedure, from Old French proceder; PROCEED]
a way of doing something, especially the correct or usual way
-see also process process procedure for
::What's the procedure for applying for a visa?
correct/proper/normal etc procedure
::This is standard procedure for getting rid of toxic waste.
legal/court/parliamentary etc procedures
::All schools have disciplinary procedures they must follow .
::On board, we were given the usual talk on safety procedures (=what to do if an accident happens, or to prevent an accident) .
a medical treatment or operation
::Liposuction is a minor surgical procedure .

Silk Road (sh)




Ancient trade route that linked China with Europe.

Originally a caravan route and used from งใ 100 BC, the 4,000-mi (6,400-km) road started in Xi'an, China, followed the Great Wall to the northwest, climbed the Pamir Mtns., crossed Afghanistan, and went on to the eastern Mediterranean Sea, where goods were taken by boat to Rome. Silk was carried westward, while wool, gold, and silver were carried eastward. With the fall of Rome, the route became unsafe; it was revived under the Mongols, and Marco Polo used it in the 13th century.