silk-likeadj.

Etymology: < silk n. and adj. + -like suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsilk-like.

Resembling silk; glossy, lustrous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > soft and smooth

softc1275

velvet1592

Serian1605

silk-like1672

velvet-like1677

velvety1752

silky1757

swanskin1925

the world > matter > light > reflection > [adjective] > lustrous or shining with reflected light > of or like precious stones, metals, or fabrics > with a silky lustre

silka1616

silk-like1672

silky1731

1672 J. Josselyn New-Englands Rarities 7 They breed in little Nests made up like a bottom of soft Silk-like matter.

1776 E. M. da Costa Elements Conchol. 63 They have beards..of fine, long, glossy silk-like brown fibres.

1860 Chambers's Encycl. I. 468/1 The silk-like down of the seeds.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 99/2 A number of seeds provided with a tuft of glossy silk-like hairs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	silk-like
释义	silk-likeadj. Etymology: < silk n. and adj. + -like suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsilk-like. Resembling silk; glossy, lustrous. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > soft and smooth softc1275 velvet1592 Serian1605 silk-like1672 velvet-like1677 velvety1752 silky1757 swanskin1925 the world > matter > light > reflection > [adjective] > lustrous or shining with reflected light > of or like precious stones, metals, or fabrics > with a silky lustre silka1616 silk-like1672 silky1731 1672 J. Josselyn New-Englands Rarities 7 They breed in little Nests made up like a bottom of soft Silk-like matter. 1776 E. M. da Costa Elements Conchol. 63 They have beards..of fine, long, glossy silk-like brown fibres. 1860 Chambers's Encycl. I. 468/1 The silk-like down of the seeds. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 99/2 A number of seeds provided with a tuft of glossy silk-like hairs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1672
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