silken
/ˈsɪlk(ə)n/
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American sound/ˈsɪlk(ə)n/
silken
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- 2 syllables
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- Schwa vowel
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sil - ken -> silken
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- ‘My attentions returned to the girl walking up to the podium, bedecked in a slender pale white gown, filmy silken skirts fluttering to her white slippered feet.’
- ‘For the first time in days she was up and dressed, and in a better fashion than normal, as she wore a gorgeous silken green gown.’
- ‘Mixed colors of purple and blue tarnished the silken kimono that seemed exquisite and luxurious beyond comprehension.’
- ‘He wore some kind of big baggy silken shirt with long sleeves that almost stretched down to the tips of his fingers.’
- ‘He was wearing a white military suit with a blue silken cape and a pair of epaulets on his shoulders.’
- ‘The maid handed Larken a long silken gown of sky blue.’
- ‘The floor is absolutely covered with all shapes and sizes of silken pillows embroidered with comforting symbols in gold thread.’
- ‘He wore all black by way of a silken shirt, leather pants and combat boots.’
- ‘She wore a flowing pale yellow skirt with ruffles and a silken blouse with puffed sleeves.’
- ‘She sighed and smoothed the silken band about a pale yellow hat.’
- ‘She was dressed in a long sleeved black shirt and a silken skirt that had a red dragon on it.’
- ‘The figure's thick, apparently woolen clothing offers a striking contrast to the fine, silken garments of the Virgin in the Nativity scene.’
- ‘Veronica was bathed in a paper-thin silken gown that seemed to glow in the room's light, as did her golden hair.’
- ‘Standing at the top of the hill, just to the side of the open chain-link gate was a thin, petite female wearing various, silken veils that blew in the wind.’
- ‘She was wearing a sleeveless short silken white night gown and tapping her bare feet on the carpeted floors of the room.’
- ‘Despite an insulating jacket of leather over his three layers of silken robes, he was still shivering.’
- ‘The worn clothing had been replaced by silken robes that flickered with red, orange, and yellow light.’
- ‘The gown shone with a gleam of a thin layer of silken silver fabric that covered the light blue.’
- ‘She wears her usual style of clothes, a light grey silken blouse, and the tightly fitting black pants.’
- ‘The cover shows a soldier's combat helmet side-by-side with a diplomat's silken top hat.’
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