<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">bourette silk</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>silk</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>silk noils</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>silk wadding</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Waste silk; spun from the shortest fibers of the waste leftover after making the slightly more valuable schappe silk. The fibers measure 3 to 5 centimeters. This shows less luster than the unspun filament of the cocoon. ]]></note></mads>