silken

Definition

  • adjective: made of silk or a cloth that is like silk
  • adjective: made or consisting of silk
  • synonyms: buffed, burnished, cottony

Examples

  • her 'silken' [=(more commonly) 'silky'] black hair

  • the 'silken' tones of his violin

  • the baby's 'silken' skin

Movie quotes

  • (..) "YOU ARE NOT MARIA-!" "Maria speaks of peace, not killing-! This is not Maria-!!" "Joh Fredersen's Son-!!" "Kill him, the dog, in his white silken fur-!!!" "Get your women, your sons, from the workers' city! Let no one stay behind! Death to the machines-!!!" In the attic with Maria, Rotwang (..)
    1927 Metropolis