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Webster 1913 Edition
Silken
Silk′en
,Adj.
[AS.
seolcen
, seolocen
.] 1.
Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk;
as,
. silken
cloth; a silken
veil2.
Fig.: Soft; delicate; tender; smooth;
“Silken terms precise.” as,
. silken
languageShak.
3.
Dressed in silk.
“A . . . silken wanton.” Shak.
Silk′en
,Verb.
T.
To render silken or silklike.
Dyer.
Webster 1828 Edition
Silken
SILKEN
,Adj.
1.
Made of silk; as silken cloth; a silken vail.2.
Like silk; soft to the touch.3.
Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as mild and silken language.4.
Dressed in silk; as a silken wanton.SILKEN
,Verb.
T.