Dictionary entry
Silken
Pronunciation: /ˈsɪlk(ə)n/
Pronunciation
/ˈsɪlk(ə)n/
Myanmar Meaning
ပိုးချည်ဖြင့် ရက်လုပ်ထားသော။ နူးညံ့ပြောင်လက်သော။
Definition
silken /'sÇlkǝn/ adj ၁။ ( usu approv ) ႏူးညံ့ေခ်ာေမြ႕ေသာ။ ေခ်ာမြတ္ေတာက္ေျပာင္ေသာ။ a silken voice ❍ silken hair. ၂။ ( esp rhet ) ပိုးသား။ a silken gown.
Examples
- ‘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- ‘The worn clothing had been replaced by silken robes that flickered with red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.’