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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sil-kee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪl ki |
Definition of silky
Origin :- 1610s, from silk + -y (2). Related: Silkily; silkiness.
- adj very smooth; like satin
- The dress was of silky changeable tricolette, the skirt plain.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- He was proud of himself, from his silky bangs to the tip of his tasselled tail.
- Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
- Their hair was long and thickly matted, and mixed with fine brown, silky wool.
- Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
- But there was no mistaking the triumphant note in the silky, jeering tones.
- Extract from : « When the Sleepers Woke » by Arthur Leo Zagat
- His hair, discoloured and silky, curled slightly over his ears.
- Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
- For a moment the succession of silky undulations ran on innocently.
- Extract from : « The Mirror of the Sea » by Joseph Conrad
- She is one mass of white, silky wool, and has the most charming manners.
- Extract from : « The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 » by Various
- "Sit down, my man," he said, and his voice was silky and smooth.
- Extract from : « The Grell Mystery » by Frank Froest
- Silky had been tied up, so that the ratters might have a clear field for action.
- Extract from : « Hunter's Marjory » by Margaret Bruce Clarke
- Her eyebrows were silky and delicately straight, her mouth delightful.
- Extract from : « Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
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