[adjective] [usually before noun] usually approving(literary) The princess in the fairy story had long silken hair (= soft, smooth and shiny, like silk).(old use) She wore a silken dress (= made of silk).(figurative) The actor delivered his speech in a silken (= soft and smooth) voice.
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Meaning of SILKEN in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012