silkˈen adjective

1. Of, like or clad in silk
2. Glossy
3. Soft and smooth
4. Ingratiating
5. Luxurious

To make silken

silkˈily adverb

silkˈiness noun

silkˈ-like adjective

silkˈy adjective

silk cotton noun

The silky seed-covering of Eriodendron anfractuosum and other trees of the family Bombacaceae

silk gland noun

A gland (at a silkworm's mouth, on a spider's abdomen) from which silk is spun

silkˈ-grass noun

A name for various plants with fibrous leaves, eg Karatus (Bromeliaceae), Yucca, Agave

silkˈgrower noun

A breeder of silkworms for silk

silk hat noun

A top hat

silkˈ-man noun (Shakespeare)

A dealer in silks

silkˈscreen noun

A print produced by the silkscreen process (or silkscreen printing), a printmaking process in which silk (or now more usually a synthetic fibre) is stretched and attached to a frame with stencils attached to the underside of the fabric mesh, colour then being forced through the upper side of the mesh, using a rubber squeegee, onto those areas of the print not blocked out by the stencil

silkˈtail noun

The waxwing

silkˈ-thrower or silkˈ-throwster noun

A person who makes raw silk into thread

silkˈweed noun

Same as milkweed (see under milk)

silkˈworm noun

1. Any of various moths (esp Bombyx mori) whose larvae produce silk
2. Opprobriously, a wearer of silk (obsolete)
3. Someone who haunts drapers' shops without buying (obsolete)

silkˈworm-gut noun

The drawn-out glands of the silkworm

silky oak noun

Any of several Australian trees of the genus Grevillea, yielding smooth timber

take silk

To become a Queen's (or King's) Counsel