Synonyms for silken
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sil-kuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪl kən |
Définition of silken
Origin :- Old English seolcen "made of silk;" see silk + -en (2). Meaning "silk-like, soft and glossy" is from 1510s.
- adj sleek
- Then she loosed a pen-knife with a blade as thin as paper from her silken girdle.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- An arm, clothed in some silken material, encircled his throat.
- Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
- An' yet thar's once at least when Red Dog shows it's got its silken side.
- Extract from : « Faro Nell and Her Friends » by Alfred Henry Lewis
- The room, the furnishings, his silken robe, everything was strange.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 » by Various
- A breed of silken creatures lurk and thrive In your contempt.
- Extract from : « Browning's England » by Helen Archibald Clarke
- The silk buttons are not placed there for show; they fasten the silken lacing.
- Extract from : « Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad » by Various
- It coiled about her head in silken strands of dark richness.
- Extract from : « The Web of the Golden Spider » by Frederick Orin Bartlett
- There were the odd, ovoid figures of the aviators in their silken overalls.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
- All hung about with little bells that swung on silken chains.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, April 14, 1920 » by Various
- The silken thinness of her gown was weighted with silver embroideries.
- Extract from : « Glory of Youth » by Temple Bailey
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