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silk·en
(sĭl′kən)adj.
1. Made of silk.
2. Smooth and lustrous like silk.
3. Delicately pleasing or soothing: a silken voice; silken touches.
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silken
(ˈsɪlkən)adj
1. (Textiles) made of silk
2. resembling silk in smoothness or gloss
3. (Clothing & Fashion) dressed in silk
4. soft and delicate
5. rare luxurious or elegant
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silk•en
(ˈsɪl kən)adj.
1. made of silk.
2. like silk in appearance or texture.
3. clad in silk.
4. smoothly persuasive or ingratiating.
5. elegant; luxurious.
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Adj. | 1. | silken - 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" bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" |
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[ˈsɪlkən] ADJCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[ˈsɪlkən] (liter) adj (dress, hair) → di seta; (skin) → vellutato/a; (voice) → suadente, carezzevoleCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995