silken

(Inglese)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Made of silk.
2. (not-comparable) Synonym of silky, like silk, silklike, particularly
3. (figuratively, not-comparable) Synonym of silky, like silk, silklike, particularly
4. (not-comparable) Dressed in silk.

Verb

To render silken or silklike.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈsɪlkən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: silken

Ereditato da inglese antico: seolcen

Affine scozzese: selkin

Affine islandese: silki

In summary

From Middle English silken, selken, seolkene, from Old English seolcen, from seolc (“silk”) + -en, from an unattested early Proto-West Germanic borrowing from Latin sēricum, from Ancient Greek σηρικός (sērikós, “silken”), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). Equivalent to silk + -en (“made of”). Cognate with Scots selkin, silkin (“silken”), Icelandic silki (“silken”).

Concetti

serico

di seta

setoso

lucente

lucido

setaceo

sinonimi

silky

silk

sleek

of silk

silk-

satiny

slick

silklike

fluxional

elegant

smooth

soft

stylish

sericious

made of silk

shining

glossy