silken
1Silken — Silk en, a. [AS. seolcen, seolocen.] 1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; as, silken cloth; a silken veil. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as, silken language. Silken terms precise. Shak. [1913… …
2silken — [sil′kən] adj. [ME < OE seolcen: see SILK & EN] 1. made of silk 2. dressed in silk 3. like silk in appearance, texture, quality, etc.; specif., a) soft, smooth, or glossy b) smooth and ingratiating …
3Silken — Silk en, v. t. To render silken or silklike. Dyer. [1913 Webster] …
4silken — O.E. seolcen; see SILK (Cf. silk) + EN (Cf. en) (2) …
5silken — silken, silky *sleek, slick, glossy, velvety, satiny Analogous words: lustrous, luminous, lambent (see BRIGHT) …
6silken — see en adjectives …
7silken — [[t]sɪ̱lkən[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Silken is used to describe things that are very pleasantly smooth and soft. [LITERARY] Christabel ran her fingers slowly through her long silken hair. ...her long, silken legs. Syn: silky 2) ADJ: ADJ n A silken… …
8silken — silk|en [ sılkən ] adjective LITERARY 1. ) very soft, smooth, or shiny: silken hair silken skin 2. ) made of silk: a silken shirt 3. ) very soft and gentle: a silken voice …
9silken — UK [ˈsɪlkən] / US adjective literary 1) very soft, smooth, or shiny silken hair silken skin 2) made of silk a silken shirt 3) very soft and gentle a silken voice …
10silken — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. made or consisting of silk 2. resembling silk: as a. soft, lustrous b. (1) agreeably smooth ; harmonious < a silken voice > (2) suave, ingratiating …
