silken : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: silken	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for silken
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
silken adj having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" Synonym(s): satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Silken \Silk"en\, a. [AS. seolcen, seolocen.] 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. [bd]Silken terms precise.[b8] --Shak. 3. Dressed in silk. [bd]A . . . silken wanton.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Silken \Silk"en\, v. t. To render silken or silklike. --Dyer.