silken
Made of silkMade of silk.
» Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.
Meaning
5 senses(not comparable)Made of silk.
a silken veil
seiden
шёлковыйšólkovyj
Synonym of silky, like silk, silklike, particularly
(not comparable)Having a smooth, soft, or light texture.
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk
(not comparable)Suave.
(figuratively, not comparable)Having a smooth, soft, or flowing utterance; attractive or (typically derogatory) convincing through pleasing expression.
(not comparable)Dressed in silk.
Examples
4 sentencesModeration is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.
He laughed, and his laughter was like the purr of a sword sliding from a silken sheath.
deEr lachte, und sein Gelächter glich dem Schnurren eines Schwertes, das aus einer seidenen Scheide gleitet.
This silken vest here, green like the sea, reminds us that we spent three days under the ocean.
Her dainty feet were sandal-clad, while her head remained bare of covering other than her silken tresses.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English silken, selken, seolkene, from Old English seolcen, from seolc (“silk”From Middle English silken, selken, seolkene, from Old English seolcen, from seolc (“silk”) + -en, from an unattested early Proto-West Germanic borrowing from Latin sēricum, from Ancient Greek σηρικός (sērikós, “silken”), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). Equivalent to silk + -en (“made of”). Cognate with Scots selkin, silkin (“silken”), Icelandic silki (“silken”).
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