'Silken' definitions:

Definition of 'silken'

From: WordNet
adjective
Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" [syn: satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick]

Definition of 'Silken'

From: GCIDE
  • 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 Webster]
  • 3. Dressed in silk. "A . . . silken wanton." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Silken'

From: GCIDE
  • Silken \Silk"en\, v. t. To render silken or silklike. --Dyer. [1913 Webster]