what does "the rearing, reeling of silk" mean?
Solution 1:
what does “the rearing, reeling of silk” mean? Raising silk worms and harvesting the silk:
rearing: def of rearing as in animal husbandry
bring up, care for, look after, nurture, parent
(of an animal) care for (its young) until they are fully grown.
reeling: reeled silk
Silk made from entire cocoons, as distinguished from lower-quality silk made by spinning short fibres obtained from broken cocoons and other silk waste.