Silken

/ˈsɪlkən/

Synonyms for "silken" (49 found)

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Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

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fabricrhetorical qualitytexture

More specific

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silk crepesilk satinsilken fursilken hairsilken prosesilken rhetoric

Collocations

5 entries
silken fabricsilken hairsilken prosesilken threadsilken voice

Inflections

2 entries
more silkenmost silken

Derivations

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similar

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Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Would God, I were the tender apple blossom, That floats and falls from off the twisted bough, To lie and faint within your silken bosom, Within your silken bosom as that does now.

Source: tatoeba (915858)

When Elsa awoke the next morning in her silken bed, with its soft white pillows, she saw a beautiful dress lying over the back of a chair, ready for her to put on.

Source: tatoeba (4597415)

The king exchanged his baby, a beautiful boy, for the daughter of a peasant, and the prince lived roughly as the son of poor people, while the little girl slept in a golden cradle, under silken sheets.

Source: tatoeba (4600502)

All around the walls hung pictures, and by the great stove stood large Chinese vases with lions on the covers; there were rocking-chairs, silken sofas, great tables covered with picture-books, and toys worth a hundred times a hundred dollars, at least the children said so.

Source: tatoeba (5680710)

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