Silken
Pronunciation
Origin
From Middle English silken, from Old English seolcen ("made of silk, silken"), equivalent to silk + -en.
Full definition of silken
Adjective
silken
- Made of silk.a silken veil
- Having a smooth, soft, or light texture, like that of silk; suggestive of silk.
- 1994, Stephen Fry, , ch. 2:He heard the silken rustle of a dressing-gown being drawn on.
- (figuratively, of speech, singing, oratory, etc.) Smoothly uttered; flowing, subtle, or convincing in presentation.
- ShakespeareSilken terms precise.
- (obsolete) Dressed in silk.
- ShakespeareA ... silken wanton.
Verb
- (transitive) To render silken or silklike.