What does "silky" mean?

Silky: Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine.

Additional senses

  1. 2.Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a leaf; sericeous. Silky oak (Bot.), a lofty Australian tree (Grevillea robusta) with silky tomentose lobed or incised leaves. It furnishes a valuable timber.

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