Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Silken"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Silken \Silk"en\, v. t.
To render silken or silklike. --Dyer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Silken \Silk"en\, a. [AS. seolcen, seolocen.]
1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk;
as, silken cloth; a silken veil.
2. Fig.: Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as, silken language.
``Silken terms precise.'' --Shak.
3. Dressed in silk. ``A . . . silken wanton.'' --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
silken
adj : having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair";
"satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken
eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick
seals and otters" [syn: {glossy}, {satin(a)}, {satiny},
{sleek}, {silky}, {silklike}, {slick}]
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