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Webster 1913 Edition
Silkiness
Silk′i-ness
,Noun.
1.
The quality or state of being silky or silken; softness and smoothness.
2.
Fig.: Effeminacy; weakness.
[R.]
B. Jonson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Silkiness
SILK'INESS
,Noun.
1.
The qualities of silk; softness and smoothness to the feel.2.
Softness; effeminacy; pusillanimity.