מְטַכְסָא, (μέταξα) silk. Y. Kil. IX, 32ᵃ top השיריין מ׳ shirayin (Mish. ib. IX, 2) is silk. Sabb. 20ᵇ, v. כַּלָּךְ. Y. B. Mets. IV, 9ᶜ bot. יהב דינרין למ׳ gave an earnest money on silk. Lev. R. s. 34 information was brought against them כד … בהדין מ׳ that they dealt in silks (v. Sm. Ant. s. v. Sericum). B. Kam. 117ᵇ ההיא דאחוי אמ׳ וכ׳ one informed (the royal officers) of the silk goods of R. A.; a. fr.—Pl. מְטַכְסִין, מִיטַ׳, מְטַכְסֵי, מְטַק׳. Targ. Esth. I, 6 (h. text בּוּץ).—Gen. R. s. 40 דמ׳ אנא יהיב I am willing to pay the duty on silk goods. Y. B. Kam. VI, end, 5ᶜ מ׳ הוה מלא it (the bag) contained silk goods. Gen. R. s. 77, v. מחיילא; Cant. R. to III, 6; a. fr.