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silkie

British  
/ ˈsɪlkɪ /

noun

  1. a Scot word for seal 2

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of silkie

from earlier Scot selich, Old English seolh

Example Sentences

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Big Brother Watch's Silkie Carlo said she feared the country would be "turned into an open prison".

From BBC

"It is certainly not a fringe issue. This is a mainstream political issue with concerns shared by people in the highest echelons of politics," said Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch advocacy group, who addressed MPs about civil liberty fears.

From Barron's

Big Brother Watch, whose director Silkie Carlo is bringing the legal challenge alongside Mr Thompson, said it was the first time that a misidentification case had come before the High Court.

From BBC

Digital age checks can lead to "security breaches, privacy intrusion, errors, digital exclusion and censorship," according to Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch.

From BBC

Silkie Carlo, director of UK civil liberties group Big Brother Watch - which ran a campaign against alleged censorship of David Davis MP by YouTube - told the BBC allegations of Big Tech bias have come from across the political spectrum.

From BBC