Silk"en (?), a. [AS. seolcen,
seolocen.] 1. Of or pertaining to silk;
made of, or resembling, silk; as, silken cloth; a silken
veil.
2. Fig.: Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as,
silken language. "Silken terms precise."
Shak.
3. Dressed in silk. "A . . .
silken wanton." Shak.
Silk"en, v. t. To render silken or
silklike. Dyer.
Silk"en (?), a. [AS. seolcen,
seolocen.] 1. Of or pertaining to silk;
made of, or resembling, silk; as, silken cloth; a silken
veil.
2. Fig.: Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as,
silken language. "Silken terms precise."
Shak.
3. Dressed in silk. "A . . .
silken wanton." Shak.
Silk"en, v. t. To render silken or
silklike. Dyer.
