Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Silky

Silky , adjective

1.
Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; silken; silklike; as, a silky luster.
2.
Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine.
3.
Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a leaf; sericeous.
Collocations (1)
Silky oak (Botany) , a lofty Australian tree (Grevillea robusta) with silky tomentose lobed or incised leaves. It furnishes a valuable timber.