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1
smooth or delicate in appearance or feel
- the plant's fibers feel silky to the touch
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2
covered with or as if with hair
- the tops of the leaves are a dark glossy green, but the undersides are light and silky
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- bearded,
- bewhiskered,
- mustachioed
- (also moustachioed),
- whiskered
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The first known use of silky was in 1611
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