- seolcen
- adj silken, made of silk
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
seolcen
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Silken — Silk en, a. [AS. seolcen, seolocen.] 1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; as, silken cloth; a silken veil. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as, silken language. Silken terms precise. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
silken — /sil keuhn/, adj. 1. made of silk. 2. like silk in smoothness, softness, glossiness, or delicateness. 3. clad in silk. 4. smoothly persuasive or ingratiating; mellifluous: the senator s silken oratory. 5. elegant; luxurious. [bef. 900; ME; OE… … Universalium
silcen — see seolcen … Old to modern English dictionary
silken — O.E. seolcen; see SILK (Cf. silk) + EN (Cf. en) (2) … Etymology dictionary
silken — silk•en [[t]ˈsɪl kən[/t]] adj. 1) made of silk 2) like silk in appearance or texture 3) clad in silk 4) smoothly persuasive or ingratiating 5) elegant; luxurious • Etymology: bef. 900; OE seolcen. See silk, en II … From formal English to slang
silken — [sil′kən] adj. [ME < OE seolcen: see SILK & EN] 1. made of silk 2. dressed in silk 3. like silk in appearance, texture, quality, etc.; specif., a) soft, smooth, or glossy b) smooth and ingratiating … English World dictionary
silken — adj. 1 made of silk. 2 wearing silk. 3 soft or lustrous as silk. 4 (of a person s manner etc.) suave or insinuating. Etymology: OE seolcen (as SILK) … Useful english dictionary
