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:
before 900; Middle English; Old English seolcen. See silk, -en2

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silken (ˈsɪlkən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  made of silk
2.  resembling silk in smoothness or gloss
3.  dressed in silk
4.  soft and delicate
5.  rare luxurious or elegant

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Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl-chain of all virtues.
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  a lovely silken texture.
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