Silk"y (?), a.
[Compar. Silkier (?);
superl. Silkiest.] 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.
Silky oak (Bot.), a lofty Australian
tree (Grevillea robusta) with silky tomentose lobed or incised
leaves. It furnishes a valuable timber.