Definitions for silken
ˈsɪl kənsilken

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. silken(Adjective)

   Made of silk.

   Etymology: From silken, from seolcen, equivalent to .

2. silken(Adjective)

   Having a smooth, soft, or light texture, like that of silk; suggestive of silk.

   Etymology: From silken, from seolcen, equivalent to .

3. silken(Adjective)

   Smoothly uttered; flowing, subtle, or convincing in presentation.

   Etymology: From silken, from seolcen, equivalent to .

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Silken(adj)

   of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; as, silken cloth; a silken veil

   Etymology: [AS. seolcen, seolocen.]

2. Silken(adj)

   fig.: Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as, silken language

   Etymology: [AS. seolcen, seolocen.]

3. Silken(adj)

   dressed in silk

   Etymology: [AS. seolcen, seolocen.]

4. Silken(verb)

   to render silken or silklike

   Etymology: [AS. seolcen, seolocen.]

Anagrams for silken »

1. likens

How to pronounce silken?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of silken in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of silken in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of silken in a Sentence

1. Naveen Patnaik:

   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....

2. John Donne:

   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.

3. Henry James:

   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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