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silk⋅en

[sil-kuhn]
–adjective
1. made of silk.
2. like silk in smoothness, softness, glossiness, or delicateness.
3. clad in silk.
4. smoothly persuasive or ingratiating; mellifluous: the senator's silken oratory.
5. elegant; luxurious.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE seolcen. See silk, -en 2
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silk·en   (sĭl'kən)   
adj.  
  1. Made of silk.

  2. Resembling silk in texture or appearance; smooth and lustrous. See Synonyms at sleek.

  3. Delicately pleasing or caressing in effect: a silken voice.

  4. Luxurious.

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