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Meanings of silklike in English

Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light.

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Usage of silklike in English
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
Silklike through the time