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silkier |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Silky \Silk"y\, a. [Compar. {Silkier}; superl. {Silkiest}.] 1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of or resembling, silk; silken; silklike; as a silky luster. 2. Hence soft and smooth; as silky wine. 3. Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a leaf; sericeous. {Silky oak} (Bot.), a lofty Australian tree ({Grevillea robusta}) with silky tomentose lobed or incised leaves. It furnishes a valuable timber.
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