Definition of silken in English:

silken

adjective ˈsɪlk(ə)nˈsɪlkən

1Made of silk.
丝织的
a silken ribbon
缎带。
Example sentencesExamples
- Veronica was bathed in a paper-thin silken gown that seemed to glow in the room's light, as did her golden hair.
- She wears her usual style of clothes, a light grey silken blouse, and the tightly fitting black pants.
- The cover shows a soldier's combat helmet side-by-side with a diplomat's silken top hat.
- He wore all black by way of a silken shirt, leather pants and combat boots.
- Mixed colors of purple and blue tarnished the silken kimono that seemed exquisite and luxurious beyond comprehension.
- The floor is absolutely covered with all shapes and sizes of silken pillows embroidered with comforting symbols in gold thread.
- She was dressed in a long sleeved black shirt and a silken skirt that had a red dragon on it.
- She sighed and smoothed the silken band about a pale yellow hat.
- She was wearing a sleeveless short silken white night gown and tapping her bare feet on the carpeted floors of the room.
- The maid handed Larken a long silken gown of sky blue.
- The worn clothing had been replaced by silken robes that flickered with red, orange, and yellow light.
- She wore a flowing pale yellow skirt with ruffles and a silken blouse with puffed sleeves.
- He wore some kind of big baggy silken shirt with long sleeves that almost stretched down to the tips of his fingers.
- The figure's thick, apparently woolen clothing offers a striking contrast to the fine, silken garments of the Virgin in the Nativity scene.
- He was wearing a white military suit with a blue silken cape and a pair of epaulets on his shoulders.
- The gown shone with a gleam of a thin layer of silken silver fabric that covered the light blue.
- Despite an insulating jacket of leather over his three layers of silken robes, he was still shivering.
- Standing at the top of the hill, just to the side of the open chain-link gate was a thin, petite female wearing various, silken veils that blew in the wind.
- For the first time in days she was up and dressed, and in a better fashion than normal, as she wore a gorgeous silken green gown.
- My attentions returned to the girl walking up to the podium, bedecked in a slender pale white gown, filmy silken skirts fluttering to her white slippered feet.
Synonyms
thin, light, lightweight, fine, ultra-fine, diaphanous, sheer, delicate, insubstantial, floaty, filmy, chiffony, gossamer, gossamer-thin, gossamer-like, gossamery, gauzy, gauzelike, cobwebby, feathery
1. 1.1 Soft or lustrous like silk.
  丝一样的；柔软光滑的
  silken hair
  柔软光洁的头发。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Glick moved toward her and placed a gentle, silken kiss on the soft down of her cheek.
  He felt silken strands of her hair touch his fingertips, and thus, he instinctively brushed them away from her face.
  Long sheets of silken hair fell down one side of the woman's head, the other half tucked behind her ear to reveal her face.
  But her hair, though oily from lack of care, was soft and silken.
  In general, however, use soft tofu, such as aseptic-packed silken styles, when you want a smooth, creamy texture but don't need the substance to hold its shape.
  Alaska was always smiling with spontaneous gestures, had silken hair, soft, wrinkle free, natural skin that was most alluring.
  His long silken hair fell around his face and shoulders and contrasted with the white of his skin and his shirt.
  Slowly, I bent my neck and softly kissed the side of her head, letting my mouth brush against her silken hair.
  Delicately I untied the ribbon that bound his hair and unplaited the silken locks, running my fingers through their length.
  The human is a pretty blonde one, in adequate physical health and possessing long, soft, silken hair the color of sunlight.
  She had long, soft layers of silken chestnut hair that draped over her slender shoulders and cascaded down to the base of her back.
  Soft or silken tofu can be used for dips, spreads, sauces and sweet dishes.
  Even silken tofu wasn't soft enough for me to want to have it uncooked.
  But he studied the young man with the dark complexion, noble aquilline nose, jet-black silken hair and deep, serious brown eyes, and knew he was telling the truth.
  Along the soft, silken petal of one of those flowers crawled a beetle.
  He ran his hand tenderly through her hair, enjoying the silken strands sliding effortlessly through his fingers…
  His soft brown strands of silken hair shine in the fading sunlight, gently sweeping into his eyes and over the planes of his face.
  He is now between 60 and 70 years old, with silver silken hair neatly arranged on a fine intelligent head.
  Long, thin strands cascaded down her fine shoulders like silken laces of thread.
  He remembered the soft sounds she had made and the silken feeling of her hair.
  Synonyms
  smooth, soft, sleek, lustrous, fine, glossy, satiny, velvety

Origin

Old English seolcen (see silk, -en²).

Definition of silken in US English:

silken

adjectiveˈsɪlkənˈsilkən

1Made of silk.
丝织的
a silken ribbon
缎带。
Example sentencesExamples
- For the first time in days she was up and dressed, and in a better fashion than normal, as she wore a gorgeous silken green gown.
- Despite an insulating jacket of leather over his three layers of silken robes, he was still shivering.
- He wore some kind of big baggy silken shirt with long sleeves that almost stretched down to the tips of his fingers.
- She was dressed in a long sleeved black shirt and a silken skirt that had a red dragon on it.
- She wore a flowing pale yellow skirt with ruffles and a silken blouse with puffed sleeves.
- He was wearing a white military suit with a blue silken cape and a pair of epaulets on his shoulders.
- The gown shone with a gleam of a thin layer of silken silver fabric that covered the light blue.
- The figure's thick, apparently woolen clothing offers a striking contrast to the fine, silken garments of the Virgin in the Nativity scene.
- My attentions returned to the girl walking up to the podium, bedecked in a slender pale white gown, filmy silken skirts fluttering to her white slippered feet.
- The cover shows a soldier's combat helmet side-by-side with a diplomat's silken top hat.
- She was wearing a sleeveless short silken white night gown and tapping her bare feet on the carpeted floors of the room.
- The floor is absolutely covered with all shapes and sizes of silken pillows embroidered with comforting symbols in gold thread.
- Veronica was bathed in a paper-thin silken gown that seemed to glow in the room's light, as did her golden hair.
- She sighed and smoothed the silken band about a pale yellow hat.
- She wears her usual style of clothes, a light grey silken blouse, and the tightly fitting black pants.
- The maid handed Larken a long silken gown of sky blue.
- Standing at the top of the hill, just to the side of the open chain-link gate was a thin, petite female wearing various, silken veils that blew in the wind.
- Mixed colors of purple and blue tarnished the silken kimono that seemed exquisite and luxurious beyond comprehension.
- The worn clothing had been replaced by silken robes that flickered with red, orange, and yellow light.
- He wore all black by way of a silken shirt, leather pants and combat boots.
Synonyms
thin, light, lightweight, fine, ultra-fine, diaphanous, sheer, delicate, insubstantial, floaty, filmy, chiffony, gossamer, gossamer-thin, gossamer-like, gossamery, gauzy, gauzelike, cobwebby, feathery
1. 1.1 Soft or lustrous like silk.
  丝一样的；柔软光滑的
  silken hair
  柔软光洁的头发。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In general, however, use soft tofu, such as aseptic-packed silken styles, when you want a smooth, creamy texture but don't need the substance to hold its shape.
  Even silken tofu wasn't soft enough for me to want to have it uncooked.
  He ran his hand tenderly through her hair, enjoying the silken strands sliding effortlessly through his fingers…
  Alaska was always smiling with spontaneous gestures, had silken hair, soft, wrinkle free, natural skin that was most alluring.
  But he studied the young man with the dark complexion, noble aquilline nose, jet-black silken hair and deep, serious brown eyes, and knew he was telling the truth.
  Along the soft, silken petal of one of those flowers crawled a beetle.
  She had long, soft layers of silken chestnut hair that draped over her slender shoulders and cascaded down to the base of her back.
  Soft or silken tofu can be used for dips, spreads, sauces and sweet dishes.
  Glick moved toward her and placed a gentle, silken kiss on the soft down of her cheek.
  He remembered the soft sounds she had made and the silken feeling of her hair.
  The human is a pretty blonde one, in adequate physical health and possessing long, soft, silken hair the color of sunlight.
  Long, thin strands cascaded down her fine shoulders like silken laces of thread.
  His soft brown strands of silken hair shine in the fading sunlight, gently sweeping into his eyes and over the planes of his face.
  He is now between 60 and 70 years old, with silver silken hair neatly arranged on a fine intelligent head.
  Long sheets of silken hair fell down one side of the woman's head, the other half tucked behind her ear to reveal her face.
  Delicately I untied the ribbon that bound his hair and unplaited the silken locks, running my fingers through their length.
  But her hair, though oily from lack of care, was soft and silken.
  He felt silken strands of her hair touch his fingertips, and thus, he instinctively brushed them away from her face.
  His long silken hair fell around his face and shoulders and contrasted with the white of his skin and his shirt.
  Slowly, I bent my neck and softly kissed the side of her head, letting my mouth brush against her silken hair.
  Synonyms
  smooth, soft, sleek, lustrous, fine, glossy, satiny, velvety

Origin

Old English seolcen (see silk, -en).

词汇	silken
释义	Definition of silken in English: silken adjective ˈsɪlk(ə)nˈsɪlkən 1Made of silk. 丝织的 a silken ribbon 缎带。 Example sentencesExamples Veronica was bathed in a paper-thin silken gown that seemed to glow in the room's light, as did her golden hair. She wears her usual style of clothes, a light grey silken blouse, and the tightly fitting black pants. The cover shows a soldier's combat helmet side-by-side with a diplomat's silken top hat. He wore all black by way of a silken shirt, leather pants and combat boots. Mixed colors of purple and blue tarnished the silken kimono that seemed exquisite and luxurious beyond comprehension. The floor is absolutely covered with all shapes and sizes of silken pillows embroidered with comforting symbols in gold thread. She was dressed in a long sleeved black shirt and a silken skirt that had a red dragon on it. She sighed and smoothed the silken band about a pale yellow hat. She was wearing a sleeveless short silken white night gown and tapping her bare feet on the carpeted floors of the room. The maid handed Larken a long silken gown of sky blue. The worn clothing had been replaced by silken robes that flickered with red, orange, and yellow light. She wore a flowing pale yellow skirt with ruffles and a silken blouse with puffed sleeves. He wore some kind of big baggy silken shirt with long sleeves that almost stretched down to the tips of his fingers. The figure's thick, apparently woolen clothing offers a striking contrast to the fine, silken garments of the Virgin in the Nativity scene. He was wearing a white military suit with a blue silken cape and a pair of epaulets on his shoulders. The gown shone with a gleam of a thin layer of silken silver fabric that covered the light blue. Despite an insulating jacket of leather over his three layers of silken robes, he was still shivering. Standing at the top of the hill, just to the side of the open chain-link gate was a thin, petite female wearing various, silken veils that blew in the wind. For the first time in days she was up and dressed, and in a better fashion than normal, as she wore a gorgeous silken green gown. My attentions returned to the girl walking up to the podium, bedecked in a slender pale white gown, filmy silken skirts fluttering to her white slippered feet. Synonyms thin, light, lightweight, fine, ultra-fine, diaphanous, sheer, delicate, insubstantial, floaty, filmy, chiffony, gossamer, gossamer-thin, gossamer-like, gossamery, gauzy, gauzelike, cobwebby, feathery 1.1 Soft or lustrous like silk. 丝一样的；柔软光滑的 silken hair 柔软光洁的头发。 Example sentencesExamples Glick moved toward her and placed a gentle, silken kiss on the soft down of her cheek. He felt silken strands of her hair touch his fingertips, and thus, he instinctively brushed them away from her face. Long sheets of silken hair fell down one side of the woman's head, the other half tucked behind her ear to reveal her face. But her hair, though oily from lack of care, was soft and silken. In general, however, use soft tofu, such as aseptic-packed silken styles, when you want a smooth, creamy texture but don't need the substance to hold its shape. Alaska was always smiling with spontaneous gestures, had silken hair, soft, wrinkle free, natural skin that was most alluring. His long silken hair fell around his face and shoulders and contrasted with the white of his skin and his shirt. Slowly, I bent my neck and softly kissed the side of her head, letting my mouth brush against her silken hair. Delicately I untied the ribbon that bound his hair and unplaited the silken locks, running my fingers through their length. The human is a pretty blonde one, in adequate physical health and possessing long, soft, silken hair the color of sunlight. She had long, soft layers of silken chestnut hair that draped over her slender shoulders and cascaded down to the base of her back. Soft or silken tofu can be used for dips, spreads, sauces and sweet dishes. Even silken tofu wasn't soft enough for me to want to have it uncooked. But he studied the young man with the dark complexion, noble aquilline nose, jet-black silken hair and deep, serious brown eyes, and knew he was telling the truth. Along the soft, silken petal of one of those flowers crawled a beetle. He ran his hand tenderly through her hair, enjoying the silken strands sliding effortlessly through his fingers… His soft brown strands of silken hair shine in the fading sunlight, gently sweeping into his eyes and over the planes of his face. He is now between 60 and 70 years old, with silver silken hair neatly arranged on a fine intelligent head. Long, thin strands cascaded down her fine shoulders like silken laces of thread. He remembered the soft sounds she had made and the silken feeling of her hair. Synonyms smooth, soft, sleek, lustrous, fine, glossy, satiny, velvety Origin Old English seolcen (see silk, -en²). Definition of silken in US English: silken adjectiveˈsɪlkənˈsilkən 1Made of silk. 丝织的 a silken ribbon 缎带。 Example sentencesExamples For the first time in days she was up and dressed, and in a better fashion than normal, as she wore a gorgeous silken green gown. Despite an insulating jacket of leather over his three layers of silken robes, he was still shivering. He wore some kind of big baggy silken shirt with long sleeves that almost stretched down to the tips of his fingers. She was dressed in a long sleeved black shirt and a silken skirt that had a red dragon on it. She wore a flowing pale yellow skirt with ruffles and a silken blouse with puffed sleeves. He was wearing a white military suit with a blue silken cape and a pair of epaulets on his shoulders. The gown shone with a gleam of a thin layer of silken silver fabric that covered the light blue. The figure's thick, apparently woolen clothing offers a striking contrast to the fine, silken garments of the Virgin in the Nativity scene. My attentions returned to the girl walking up to the podium, bedecked in a slender pale white gown, filmy silken skirts fluttering to her white slippered feet. The cover shows a soldier's combat helmet side-by-side with a diplomat's silken top hat. She was wearing a sleeveless short silken white night gown and tapping her bare feet on the carpeted floors of the room. The floor is absolutely covered with all shapes and sizes of silken pillows embroidered with comforting symbols in gold thread. Veronica was bathed in a paper-thin silken gown that seemed to glow in the room's light, as did her golden hair. She sighed and smoothed the silken band about a pale yellow hat. She wears her usual style of clothes, a light grey silken blouse, and the tightly fitting black pants. The maid handed Larken a long silken gown of sky blue. Standing at the top of the hill, just to the side of the open chain-link gate was a thin, petite female wearing various, silken veils that blew in the wind. Mixed colors of purple and blue tarnished the silken kimono that seemed exquisite and luxurious beyond comprehension. The worn clothing had been replaced by silken robes that flickered with red, orange, and yellow light. He wore all black by way of a silken shirt, leather pants and combat boots. Synonyms thin, light, lightweight, fine, ultra-fine, diaphanous, sheer, delicate, insubstantial, floaty, filmy, chiffony, gossamer, gossamer-thin, gossamer-like, gossamery, gauzy, gauzelike, cobwebby, feathery 1.1 Soft or lustrous like silk. 丝一样的；柔软光滑的 silken hair 柔软光洁的头发。 Example sentencesExamples In general, however, use soft tofu, such as aseptic-packed silken styles, when you want a smooth, creamy texture but don't need the substance to hold its shape. Even silken tofu wasn't soft enough for me to want to have it uncooked. He ran his hand tenderly through her hair, enjoying the silken strands sliding effortlessly through his fingers… Alaska was always smiling with spontaneous gestures, had silken hair, soft, wrinkle free, natural skin that was most alluring. But he studied the young man with the dark complexion, noble aquilline nose, jet-black silken hair and deep, serious brown eyes, and knew he was telling the truth. Along the soft, silken petal of one of those flowers crawled a beetle. She had long, soft layers of silken chestnut hair that draped over her slender shoulders and cascaded down to the base of her back. Soft or silken tofu can be used for dips, spreads, sauces and sweet dishes. Glick moved toward her and placed a gentle, silken kiss on the soft down of her cheek. He remembered the soft sounds she had made and the silken feeling of her hair. The human is a pretty blonde one, in adequate physical health and possessing long, soft, silken hair the color of sunlight. Long, thin strands cascaded down her fine shoulders like silken laces of thread. His soft brown strands of silken hair shine in the fading sunlight, gently sweeping into his eyes and over the planes of his face. He is now between 60 and 70 years old, with silver silken hair neatly arranged on a fine intelligent head. Long sheets of silken hair fell down one side of the woman's head, the other half tucked behind her ear to reveal her face. Delicately I untied the ribbon that bound his hair and unplaited the silken locks, running my fingers through their length. But her hair, though oily from lack of care, was soft and silken. He felt silken strands of her hair touch his fingertips, and thus, he instinctively brushed them away from her face. His long silken hair fell around his face and shoulders and contrasted with the white of his skin and his shirt. Slowly, I bent my neck and softly kissed the side of her head, letting my mouth brush against her silken hair. Synonyms smooth, soft, sleek, lustrous, fine, glossy, satiny, velvety Origin Old English seolcen (see silk, -en).
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