silken
Americanadjective
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made of silk.
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like silk in smoothness, softness, glossiness, or delicateness.
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clad in silk.
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smoothly persuasive or ingratiating; mellifluous.
the senator's silken oratory.
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elegant; luxurious.
adjective
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made of silk
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resembling silk in smoothness or gloss
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dressed in silk
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soft and delicate
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rare luxurious or elegant
Etymology
Origin of silken
before 900; Middle English; Old English seolcen. See silk, -en 2
Example Sentences
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After years of work with landowners by the charity Butterfly Conservation, the latest survey of silken caterpillar nests has seen huge increases.
From BBC
“I hope you fall in love, I hope it breaks your heart,” he sang in his silken voice, sending a ripple of energy through the crowd.
From Washington Post
It worked without a hitch, the grated cheese and pepper melting evenly into a sauce in the pan with the hot pasta, coating it like a silken sheath.
From Washington Post
Exmouth, a town of clinging red dust, silken sands and scrubby sun-bleached grasses, offered excellent odds on a clear blue sky, he said.
From New York Times
But this time a package of silken tofu was calling me.
From Washington Post
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