silklike

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English

Etymology

From silk +‎ -like, q.v.

Adjective

silklike (comparative more silklike, superlative most silklike)

  1. Synonym of silky, like silk.
    The first artificial silk was cellulose-based rayon, known as viscose in Europe; DuPont's entirely synthetic nylon was insufficiently silklike at first to serve as a good substitute in fashion but quickly replaced Japanese silk for Allied military applications during World War II.