silken

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silk·en /ˈsɪlkən/ adjective [usually before noun] literary  1  SHINYsoft, smooth, and shiny like silk 丝一般柔软光滑的 SYN silky her silken hair 她那如丝的秀发2  TIMDCmade of silk 丝制的，丝绸的 SYN silky a silken handkerchief 丝绸手绢

Examples from the Corpus

silken• The room contained a piano, some books bound in morocco and others with velvet and silken bindings and gold-leafed edges.• One had fine gold silken hair, faded and grey with the dust.• I was thirty and single, and a handsome, older man loved me and brought me silken presents and poetry.• The prince was dressed in red silken robes.• He undressed and slipped into the bed beside her, her body warm and naked beneath the silken sheets.• They simply spin a silken sling to attach themselves to a twig.• The Shadow rides superbly too, soft and silken, smothering the road surface but without feeling ponderous.• Then, after attaining elevation, they launch themselves into space, rappelling down a silken thread of their own making.• The silken thread tying her to home had parted, and there was no turning back.

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silken
silk‧en /ˈsɪlkən/ adjective [usually before noun] literary
1. soft, smooth, and shiny like silk
   SYN  silky:
    her silken hair
2. made of silk
   SYN  silky:
    a silken handkerchief

silk·enBrE /ˈsɪlkən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɪlkən/ 🔊 adjective (literary) [usually before noun] soft, smooth and shiny like silk 丝绸一样的；柔软光洁的◆silken hair柔软光滑的头发 [usually before noun] smooth and gentle 柔和的；温和的；轻柔的◆her silken voice她那柔和的嗓音 [only before noun] made of silk 丝制的；丝质的；丝绸的◆silken ribbons丝带