- silklike
- adjective see silk I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
silklike
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silklike — adjective 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 … Useful english dictionary
silklike — adjective Resembling silk or some aspect of it. Syn: silky … Wiktionary
silk — silklike, adj. /silk/, n. 1. the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm. 2. thread made from this fiber. 3. cloth made from this fiber. 4. a garment of this cloth. 5. a gown of such material worn distinctively … Universalium
satiny — adjective 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 … Useful english dictionary
Grevillea robusta — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine. [1913 Webster] 3. Covered with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sericeous — Se*ri ceous, a. [L. sericus silken, sericum Seric stuff, silk, fr. Sericus belonging to the Seres, Gr. ???, a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics. Cf. {Silk}, {Serge} a woolen stuff.] 1. Of or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Silken — Silk en, v. t. To render silken or silklike. Dyer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Silkier — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine. [1913 Webster] 3. Covered with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Silkiest — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine. [1913 Webster] 3. Covered with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine. [1913 Webster] 3. Covered with soft… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
