1. (superl.) of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; silken; silklike; as, a silky luster.

2. (superl.) Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine.

3. (superl.) Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a leaf; sericeous.

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