Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SILK-EN
SILK-EN, a. [silk'n; Sax. seolcen.]
- Made of silk; as, silken cloth; a silken vail.
- Like silk; soft to the touch. – Dryden.
- Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as, mild and silken language.
- Dressed in silk; as, a silken wanton. Shak.
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