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Definitions for silken
ˈsɪl kənsilken
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Princeton's WordNet
satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick(adj)
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
"glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"
Wiktionary
silken(Adjective)
Made of silk.
Etymology: From silken, from seolcen, equivalent to .
silken(Adjective)
Having a smooth, soft, or light texture, like that of silk; suggestive of silk.
Etymology: From silken, from seolcen, equivalent to .
silken(Adjective)
Smoothly uttered; flowing, subtle, or convincing in presentation.
Etymology: From silken, from seolcen, equivalent to .
Webster Dictionary
Silken(adj)
of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; as, silken cloth; a silken veil
Etymology: [AS. seolcen, seolocen.]
Silken(adj)
fig.: Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as, silken language
Etymology: [AS. seolcen, seolocen.]
Silken(adj)
dressed in silk
Etymology: [AS. seolcen, seolocen.]
Silken(verb)
to render silken or silklike
Etymology: [AS. seolcen, seolocen.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of silken in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of silken in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of silken in a Sentence
When he speaks his words are akin to pearls strung on a silken thread....when he should speak it s like lustre shed by a ruby...when he does speak it s like crystal splash that cleaves the blue....
Come live with me, and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove Of golden sands, and crystal brooks, With silken lines, and silver hooks.
Experience is never limited, and it is never complete it is an immense sensibility, a kind of huge spider web of the finest silken threads suspended in the chamber of consciousness, and catching every airborne particle in its tissue.
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