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单词 silken
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silken

(sɪlkən)
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Silken is used to describe things that are very pleasantly smooth and soft.
[literary]
...her long silken hair.
...her long, silken legs.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A silken garment, fabric, or rope is made of silk or a material that looks like silk.
[literary]
...a silken nightshirt.
...silken cushions.

silken in British English

(ˈsɪlkən)
adjective
1. 
made of silk
2. 
resembling silk in smoothness or gloss
3. 
dressed in silk
4. 
soft and delicate
5.  rare
luxurious or elegant

silken in American English

(ˈsɪlkən)
adjective
1. 
made of silk
2. 
dressed in silk
3. 
like silk in appearance, texture, quality, etc.
; specif.,
a. 
soft, smooth, or glossy
b. 
smooth and ingratiating
silken flattery
c. 
elegant; luxurious
silken ease
d. 
soft; gentle
a silken caress
Word origin
ME < OE seolcen: see silk & -en

Examples of 'silken' in a sentence
silken

They also balloon from one tree to another on long silken threads.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Behind its silken ropes, normal niceties don't apply.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The sand's texture is silken soft, yet thick.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Make sure you use the firm kind of tofu for this recipe, not the softer, silken tofu.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
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