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Another word for silky

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Adjective

  1. Smooth and lustrous as if polished

    See also:

    smooth

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Sentence Examples

  • The head is short, and the coat silky and wavy.

  • The existing Oriental varieties are in most cases characterized by silky hair.

  • The Russian are smaller, but more silky and, as now dyed, make a cheap and fair substitute for sable.

  • The coat is short, thick and silky, and the tail is long and tapering..

  • It forms silky crystals which melt at 6° C., and boil at about 144° C. with decomposition.

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