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]