Meaning of SILKEN
| Pronunciation: | | 'silkun
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| | Definition: | | [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" |
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| | Synonyms: | | glossy, satin(a), satiny, silklike, silky, sleek, slick, smooth |
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\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.
\Silk"en\, v. t.
To render silken or silklike. --Dyer.
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