SILKY

silky. Silky, a. made of or like silk soft, smooth

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Silk″y (?), a. [Compar. Silkier (?); superl. Silkiest.] 1. 1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; silken; silklike; as, a silky luster.
2. 2. Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine.
3. 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.