silky terrier

Save This Word!

noun

one of an Australian breed of toy dogs having a long, silky, blue coat with tan markings and erect ears, a topknot, and a docked tail.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"

"Is" it time for a new quiz? "Are" you ready? Then prove your excellent skills on using "is" vs. "are."

Question 1 of 7

IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?

have

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Also called Sydney silky.

Origin of silky terrier

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby silky terrier

silky, silky anteater, silky cornel, silky flycatcher, silky oak, silky terrier, sill, sillabub, Silla Kingdom, Sillanpää, sillcock

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use silky terrier in a sentence

But his fingers moved through her silky strands of hair, and then down her neck.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He also said police intend to put their beloved family pet, a Staffordshire bull terrier named Excalibur, to sleep.
Ebola in Europe: What Went Wrong|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Consider the trashy, silky sweatpants sent down the runway by Jarrar, complete with thick stripes running down the legs.
What’s Haute, What’s Not: The Meaning of Modern Couture|Liza Foreman|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Oak, great balance and a good finish with stone fruits and just enough oak to round the wine to a silky smooth feel on the palate.
William Shatner Picks His Favorite Wines|William Shatner|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“If You Had My Love” was silky-smooth with just the right amount of anguished yearning.
Jennifer Lopez’s ‘A.K.A.’ Is Terrible. What Happened to Her Music?|Kevin Fallon|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I have an old sketch of a back view of three of them taken side by side; you see nothing but billows of fine silky hair.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Growling horribly, the enraged brute seized poor Pearson and shook him as a terrier dog shakes a rat.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
The leaf is of beautiful appearance, of almost a silky texture, and in color a rich brown.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Jess' chestnut hair was long and silky and nicely braided, but she never murmured as it came off too.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
He stroked her short silky hair and proposed that they all go up into Violet's room with the moonflowers.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner

British Dictionary definitions for silky terrier

silky terrier

noun

another name for a Sydney silky

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