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Signiorize (sēnyẽrīz), v. i. To exercise dominion; to seigniorize. [Obs.] Hewyt.
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Signiorship, n. State or position of a signior.
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Signiory (-�), n. Same as .
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{ Signor (?), Signore (?), } n. [It. See .] Sir; Mr.; -- a title of address or respect among the Italians. Before a noun the form is Signor.
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Signora (?), n. [It.] Madam; Mrs; -- a title of address or respect among the Italians.
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Signorina (?), n. [It.] Miss; -- a title of address among the Italians.
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Signpost (?), n. A post on which a sign hangs, or on which papers are placed to give public notice of anything.
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{ Sik (?), Sike (?), } a. Such. See . [Obs.] “Sike fancies weren foolerie.” Spenser.
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Sike (?), n. [AS. sīc. Cf. .] A gutter; a stream, such as is usually dry in summer. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Sike, n. [See .] A sick person. [Prov. Eng.]
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Sike, v. i. To sigh. [Obs.]
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That for his wife weepeth and siketh sore. Chaucer.
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Sike, n. A sigh. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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{ Siker (?), a. & adv., Sikerly, adv., Sikerness, n., etc.} See 2d , , etc. [Obs.]
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Sikhs (?), n. pl.; sing. Sikh (�). [Hind. Sikh, properly, a disciple.] A religious sect noted for warlike traits, founded in the Punjab at the end of the 15th century.
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Silage (?), n. & v. Short for .
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Sile (?), v. t. [Akin to Sw. sila to strain, sil sieve, G. sielen to draw away or lead off water. √151a. See .] To strain, as fresh milk. [Prov. Eng.]
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Sile, v. i. To drop; to flow; to fall. [Prov. Eng.]
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Sile, n. 1. A sieve with fine meshes. [Prov. Eng.]
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2. Filth; sediment. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Sile, n. [Icel. sīld herring; akin to Sw. sill, Dan. sild. Cf. the young of a herring.] (Zoöl.) A young or small herring. [Eng.] Pennant.
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Silence (?), n. [F., fr. L. silentium. See .]
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1. The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.
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I saw and heared; for such a numerous host
Fled not in silence through the frighted deep. Milton.
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2. Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness.
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3. Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence.
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The administration itself keeps a profound silence. D. Webster.
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4. The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence.
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5. Absence of mention; oblivion.
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And what most merits fame, in silence hid. Milton.
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Silence, interj. Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence. Shak.
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Silence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Silenced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Silencing (?).] 1. To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush.
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Silence that dreadful bell; it frights the isle. Shak.
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2. To put to rest; to quiet.
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This would silence all further opposition. Clarendon.
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These would have silenced their scruples. Rogers.
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3. To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel.
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The Rev. Thomas Hooker of Chelmsford, in Essex, was silenced for nonconformity. B. Trumbull.
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4. To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy.
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Silencer (?), n. One that silences; specif.: (a) The muffler of an internal-combustion engine. (b) Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires. (c) A device for silencing the report of a firearm shooting its projectiles singly, as a tubular attachment for the muzzle having circular plates that permit the passage of the projectile but impart a rotary motion to, and thus retard, the exploding gases.
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Silene (?), n. [NL., fr. L. Silenus, the attendant of Bacchus.] (Bot.) A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly.
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Coloq. Bon Silène . See , in the Vocabulary.
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Silent (?), a. [L. silens, -entis, p. pr. of silere to be silent; akin to Goth. ana-silan.] 1. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
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How silent is this town! Shak.
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2. Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
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Ulysses, adds he, was the most eloquent and most silent of men. Broome.
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This new-created world, whereof in hell
Fame is not silent. Milton.
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3. Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent. Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh.
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4. (Pron.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in “fable.”
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5. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. [R.]
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Cause . . . silent, virtueless, and dead. Sir W. Raleigh.
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Coloq. Silent partner . See Dormant partner, under .
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Syn. -- Mute; taciturn; dumb; speechless; quiet; still. See , and .
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Silent, n. That which is silent; a time of silence. [R.] “The silent of the night.” Shak.
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Silentiary (s�lĕnshĭ�r�), n. [L. silentiarius: cf. F. silenciaire. See .] One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one sworn not to divulge secrets of state.
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Silentious (?), a. [L. silentiosus: cf. F. silencieux.] Habitually silent; taciturn; reticent. [R.]
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Silently (?), adv. In a silent manner.
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Silentness, n. State of being silent; silence.
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Silenus (?), n. [L. Silenus the tutor and attendant of Bacchus.] (Zoöl.) See .
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Silesia (?), n. 1. A kind of linen cloth, originally made in Silesia, a province of Prussia.
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2. A twilled cotton fabric, used for dress linings.
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Silesian (?), a. Of or pertaining to Silesia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Silesia.
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Silex (?), n. [L., a finit, a pebblestone.] (Min.) Silica, SiO2 as found in nature, constituting quarz, and most sands and sandstones. See , and .
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Silhouette (?), n. [F.; -- so called from Etienne de Silhoutte, a French minister of finance in 1759, whise diversion it was to make such portraits on the walls of his apartments.] A representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black color; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be.
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Silhouette, v. t. To represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette. [Recent]
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A flock of roasting vultures silhouetted on the sky. The Century.
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Silica (?), n. [NL., from L. silex, silics, a flint.] (Chem.) Silicon dioxide, SiO�. It constitutes ordinary quartz (also opal and tridymite), and is artifically prepared as a very fine, white, tasteless, inodorous powder.
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Silicate (?), n.[Cf. F. silicate.] (Chem.) A salt of silicic acid.
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☞ In mineralogical chemistry the silicates include; the unisilicates or orthosilicates, salts of orthosilicic acid; the bisilicates or metasilicates, salts of metasilicic acid; the polysilicates or acid silicates, salts of the polysilicic acids; the basic silicates or subsilicates, in which the equivalent of base is greater than would be required to neutralize the acid; and the hydrous silicates, including the zeolites and many hydrated decomposition products.
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Silicated (?), a. (Chem.) Combined or impregnated with silicon or silica; as, silicated hydrogen; silicated rocks.
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Coloq. Silicated soap , a hard soap containing silicate of soda.
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Silicatization (?), n. Silicification.
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Silicea (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Siliceous (?), a. [L. siliceus, fr. silex, silicis, a flint.] Of or pertaining to silica; containing silica, or partaking of its nature. [Written also silisious.]
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Silicic (?), a. [L. silex, silicis, a flint: cf. F. silicique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, silica; specifically, designating compounds of silicon; as, silicic acid.
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Coloq. Silicic acid (Chem.), an amorphous gelatinous substance, Si(HO)4, very unstable and easily dried to silica, but forming many stable salts; -- called also orthosilicic acid or normal silicic acid.
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Silicicalcareous (?), a. Consisting of silica and calcareous matter.
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Silicide (?), n. (Chem.) A binary compound of silicon, or one regarded as binary. [R.]
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Coloq. Hydrogen silicide (Chem.), a colorless, spontaneously inflammable gas, SiH4, produced artifically from silicon, and analogous to methane; -- called also silico-methane, silicon hydride, and formerly siliciureted hydrogen.
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Siliciferous (?), a. [L. silex, silicis, a flint + -ferous.] Producing silica; united with silica.
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Silicification (?), n. [See .] (Chem.) Thae act or process of combining or impregnating with silicon or silica; the state of being so combined or impregnated; as, the silicification of wood.
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Silicified (?), a. (Chem.) Combined or impregnated with silicon or silica, especially the latter; as, silicified wood.
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Silicify (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Silicified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Silicifying (?).] [L. silex, silicis, a flint + -fy: cf. F. silicifier.] (Chem.) To convert into, or to impregnate with, silica, or with the compounds of silicon.
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The specimens found . . . are completely silicified. Say.
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☞ The silica may take the form of agate, chalcedony, flint, hornstone, or crystalline quartz.
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Silicify, v. i. To become converted into silica, or to be impregnated with silica.
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Silicioidea (?), n. pl. (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Silicious (?), a. See .
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Silicispongiæ (?), n. pl. [NL. See , and .] (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Silicited (?), a. Silicified. [Obs.]
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Silicium (?), n. See .
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Siliciureted (?), a. [Written also siliciuretted.] (Old. Chem.) Combined or impregnated with silicon. [Obsoles.]
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Coloq. Siliciureted hydrogen . (Chem.) Hydrogen silicide. [Obs.]
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Silicle (?), n. [L. silicula, dim. of siliqua a pod or husk: cf. F. silicule.] (Bot.) A seed vessel resembling a silique, but about as broad as it is long. See .
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Silico- (?). (Chem.) A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting the presence of silicon or its compounds; as, silicobenzoic, silicofluoride, etc.
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Silicofluoric (?), a. (Chem.) Containing, or composed of, silicon and fluorine; especially, denoting the compounds called silicofluorides.
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Coloq. Silicofluoric acid (Chem.), a compound of hydrofluoric acid and silicon fluoride, known only in watery solution. It is produced by the action of silicon fluoride on water, and is regarded as an acid, H2SiF6, and the type and origin of the silicofluorides.
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Silicofluoride (?), n. (Chem.) A fluosilicate; a salt of silicofluoric acid.
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Silicoidea (?), n. pl. [NL. See , and .] (Zoöl.) An extensive order of Porifera, which includes those that have the skeleton composed mainly of siliceous fibers or spicules.
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Silicon (?), n. [See .] (Chem.) A nonmetalic element analogous to carbon. It always occurs combined in nature, and is artificially obtained in the free state, usually as a dark brown amorphous powder, or as a dark crystalline substance with a meetallic luster. Its oxide is silica, or common quartz, and in this form, or as silicates, it is, next to oxygen, the most abundant element of the earth's crust. Silicon is characteristically the element of the mineral kingdom, as carbon is of the organic world. Symbol Si. Atomic weight 28. Called also silicium.
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Silicotungstic (?), a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of a series of double acids of silicon and tungsten, known in the free state, and also in their salts (called silicotungstates).
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Silicula (?), n. [L.] (Bot.) A silicle.
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Silicule (?), n. (Bot.) A silicle.
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Siliculose (?), a. [NL. siliculosus, fr. L. silicula: cf. F. siliculeux. See .] 1. (Bot.) Bearing silicles; pertaining to, or resembling, silicles.
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2. Full of, or consisting of, husks; husky. [Obs.]
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Siliginose (?), a.[L. siligineus, fr. siligo, -inis, fine and very white wheat.] Made of fine wheat. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Siling (?), a. & n. from to strain. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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Coloq. Siling dish , a colander. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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Siliqua (?), n.; pl. Siliquæ (#). [L. See .] 1. (Bot.) Same as .
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2. A weight of four grains; a carat; -- a term used by jewelers, and refiners of gold.
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Silique (?), n. [L. siliqua a pod or husk, a very small weight or measure: cf. F. silique.] (Bot.) An oblong or elongated seed vessel, consisting of two valves with a dissepiment between, and opening by sutures at either margin. The seeds are attached to both edges of the dissepiment, alternately upon each side of it.
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Siliquiform (?), a. [Silique + -form: cf. F. siliquiforme.] (Bot.) Having the form of a silique.
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Siliquosa (?), n. pl. [NL. See .] (Bot.) A Linnæan order of plants including those which bear siliques.
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{ Siliquose (?), Siliquous (?), } a. [NL. siliquosus: cf. F. siliqueux.] (Bot.) Bearing siliques; as, siliquose plants; pertaining to, or resembling, siliques; as, siliquose capsules.
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Silk (?), n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk', and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. . a woolen stuff.] 1. The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larvæ of Bombyx mori.
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2. Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material.
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3. That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize.
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Coloq. Raw silk , silk as it is wound off from the cocoons, and before it is manufactured. -- Coloq. Silk cotton , a cottony substance enveloping the seeds of the silk-cotton tree. -- Coloq. Silk-cotton tree (Bot.), a name for several tropical trees of the genera Bombax and Eriodendron, and belonging to the order Bombaceæ. The trees grow to an immense size, and have their seeds enveloped in a cottony substance, which is used for stuffing cushions, but can not be spun. -- Coloq. Silk flower . (Bot.) (a) The silk tree. (b) A similar tree (Calliandra trinervia) of Peru. -- Coloq. Silk fowl (Zoöl.), a breed of domestic fowls having silky plumage. -- Coloq. Silk gland (Zoöl.), a gland which secretes the material of silk, as in spider or a silkworm; a sericterium. -- Coloq. Silk gown , the distinctive robe of a barrister who has been appointed king's or queen's counsel; hence, the counsel himself. Such a one has precedence over mere barristers, who wear stuff gowns. [Eng.] -- Coloq. Silk grass (Bot.), a kind of grass (Stipa comata) of the Western United States, which has very long silky awns. The name is also sometimes given to various species of the genera Aqave and Yucca. -- Coloq. Silk moth (Zoöl.), the adult moth of any silkworm. See . -- Coloq. Silk shag , a coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush, but with a stiffer nap. -- Coloq. Silk spider (Zoöl.), a large spider (Nephila plumipes), native of the Southern United States, remarkable for the large quantity of strong silk it produces and for the great disparity in the sizes of the sexes. -- Coloq. Silk thrower , Coloq. Silk throwster , one who twists or spins silk, and prepares it for weaving. Brande & C. -- Coloq. Silk tree (Bot.), an Asiatic leguminous tree (Albizzia Julibrissin) with finely bipinnate leaves, and large flat pods; -- so called because of the abundant long silky stamens of its blossoms. Also called silk flower. -- Coloq. Silk vessel . (Zoöl.) Same as Silk gland, above. -- Coloq. Virginia silk (Bot.), a climbing plant (Periploca Græca) of the Milkweed family, having a silky tuft on the seeds. It is native in Southern Europe.
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Silken (?), a. [AS. seolcen, seolocen.] 1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; as, silken cloth; a silken veil.
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2. Fig.: Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as, silken language. “Silken terms precise.” Shak.
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3. Dressed in silk. “A . . . silken wanton.” Shak.
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Silken, v. t. To render silken or silklike. Dyer.
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Silkiness (?), n. 1. The quality or state of being silky or silken; softness and smoothness.
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2. Fig.: Effeminacy; weakness. [R.] B. Jonson.
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Silkman (?), n.; pl. Silkmen (�). A dealer in silks; a silk mercer. Shak.
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