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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Silken  \Silk"en\,  v.  t. 
  To  render  silken  or  silklike.  --Dyer. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Silken  \Silk"en\,  a.  [AS.  seolcen  seolocen.] 
  1.  Of  or  pertaining  to  silk;  made  of  or  resembling,  silk; 
  as  silken  cloth;  a  silken  veil. 
 
  2.  Fig.:  Soft;  delicate;  tender;  smooth;  as  silken  language. 
  ``Silken  terms  precise.''  --Shak. 
 
  3.  Dressed  in  silk.  ``A  .  .  .  silken  wanton.''  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  silken 
  adj  :  having  a  smooth,  gleaming  surface;  "glossy  auburn  hair"; 
  "satiny  gardenia  petals";  "sleek  black  fur";  "silken 
  eyelashes";  "silky  skin";  "a  silklike  fabric";  "slick 
  seals  and  otters"  [syn:  {glossy},  {satin(a)},  {satiny}, 
  {sleek},  {silky},  {silklike},  {slick}]




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