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  1. 1. a. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; as, silken cloth; a silken veil. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Fig.: Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as, silken language. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Dressed in silk. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To render silken or silklike. Source: opted
  5. 5. adj. having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; as, silken cloth; a silken veil. 2. Fig.: Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as, silken language. "Silken terms precise." Shak. 3. Dressed in silk. "A . . . silken wanton." Shak. To render silken or silklike. Dyer. Source: webster
  7. 7. To render silken or silklike. Dyer. Source: adambom
  8. 8. j:100 s having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light Source: ecdict

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