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silk·a·line
/
ˌsɪl
kəˈlin
/
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[
sil-k
uh
-
leen
]
Show IPA
noun
a soft, thin cotton fabric with a smooth finish, for curtains, bedspreads, garment linings, etc.
Also,
silk·o·line,
silk·o·lene
.
Origin:
1895–1900,
Americanism
;
silk
+
-aline,
alteration of
-oline,
as in
crinoline
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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World English Dictionary
silkaline
or
silkalene
(ˌsɪlkəˈliːn)
—
n
a fine smooth cotton fabric used for linings, etc
[C20: from
silk
+
-aline,
from
-oline
as in
crinoline
]
silkalene
or
silkalene
—
n
[C20: from
silk
+
-aline,
from
-oline
as in
crinoline
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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