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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light;
- Example: "glossy auburn hair"
- Example: "satiny gardenia petals"
- Example: "sleek black fur"
- Example: "silken eyelashes"
- Example: "silky skin"
- Example: "a silklike fabric"
- Example: "slick seals and otters"
[syn: satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Silky \Silk"y\, a. [Compar. Silkier; superl. Silkiest.]
   1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk;
      silken; silklike; as, a silky luster.
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   2. Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine.
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   3. Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a
      leaf; sericeous.
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   Silky oak (Bot.), a lofty Australian tree (Grevillea
      robusta) with silky tomentose lobed or incised leaves. It
      furnishes a valuable timber.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

silky
    adj 1: 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" [syn: satiny,
           sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick]