Noah Webster
Silken
SILKEN, adjective silk'n.
1. Made of silk; as silken cloth; a silken vail.
2. Like silk; soft to the touch.
3. Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as mild and silken language.
4. Dressed in silk; as a silken wanton.
SILKEN, verb transitive silk'n. To render soft or smooth.