silken
English
/ˈsɪlkən/
adj
Definitions
- Made of silk.
- Having a smooth, soft, or light texture, like that of silk; suggestive of silk.
- (figuratively) Smoothly uttered; flowing, subtle, or convincing in presentation.
- Dressed in silk.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English silken inherited from Old English seolcen suffix from English silk.
Origin
English
silk
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- corn silk English
- cornsilk English
- desilk English
- nonsilk English
- silk English
- silkenly English
- silkette English
- silkgrass English
- silkgrower English
- silkgrowing English
- silkless English
- silklike English
- silkman English
- silkmoth English
- silkness English
- silkscreen English
- silkstone English
- silktail English
- silkware English
- silkwear English
- silkweed English
- silkwoman English
- silkwork English
- silkworks English
- silkworm English
- silky English
- seolc Old English
- seolcen Old English
- selken Middle English
- silk Middle English
- silken Middle English
- silka Esperanto
- silko Esperanto
- silki Icelandic
- silkibygg Icelandic
- silik Choctaw