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Meanings of silklike in English

Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light.

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      1
      The blue cowl of her robe was made of a translucent, silklike fabric.
      The Hyperion Cantos
      2
      It is over four feet high, with skin of a dark reddish brown, with a silklike bluish gray gloss.
      In Africa: Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country
      3
      For the first time, seeing these spider-wolves wearing nothing but their brilliant silklike garments, he could be sure of the size.
      Beyond The Frontier: Invincible
      4
      It was more absorbent, more silklike, more lightweight than any other wool out there, and required little mordanting to make dyes take.
      The irish warrior
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