Category:Silky

Silk"y, a. [compar. Silkier; superl. Silkiest.]

1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; silken; Silklike; as, a silky luster.

2. Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine.

3. Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a leaf; Sericeous. Silky oak (bot.), a lofty australian tree (grevillea Robusta) with silky tomentose lobed or incised leaves. It furnishes a Valuable timber.