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Webster 1913 Edition
Silky
Silk′y
,Adj.
[
Com
par.
Silkier
; sup
erl.
Silkiest
.] 1.
Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; silken; silklike;
as, a
. silky
luster2.
Hence, soft and smooth;
as,
. silky
wine3.
Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a leaf; sericeous.
Silky oak
(Bot.)
, a lofty Australian tree (
Grevillea robusta
) with silky tomentose lobed or incised leaves. It furnishes a valuable timber.Webster 1828 Edition
Silky
SILK'Y
,Adj.
1.
Made of silk; consisting of silk.2.
Like silk; soft and smooth to the touch.3.
Pliant; yielding;