Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SILK'I-NESS
SILK'I-NESS, n. [from silky.]
- The qualities of silk; softness and smoothness to the feel.
- Softness; effeminacy; pusillanimity. [Little used.] – B. Jonson.
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SILK'I-NESS, n. [from silky.]
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