What does "silken" mean?
Silken: Fig.: Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as, silken language. "Silken terms precise." Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Dressed in silk. "A . . . silken wanton." Shak.
- 3.To render silken or silklike. Dyer.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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