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Silken
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To render silken or silklike. Dyer.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
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.