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Silk·y a. [Compar. Silkier superl. Silkiest.]
1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; silken; silklike; as, a silky luster.
2. Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine.
3. Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a leaf; sericeous.
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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silky
adj : having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair";
"satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken
eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick
seals and otters" [syn: glossy, satiny, sleek, silken,
silklike, slick]
[also: silkiest, silkier]