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the texture so smooth it became an adjective for jazz, voices, and getting away with it
means Smooth and soft to the touch, or by extension a manner, sound, or movement that glides without friction.
from From 'silk,' which traveled into English as Old English 'seoluc,' likely borrowed along the trade routes from a word also behind Latin 'sericum' and Greek 'serikos' — both pointing back to the Seres, the ancient name for the silk-producing peoples of the East. The '-y' is the plain English suffix meaning 'having the quality of,' so 'silky' is simply 'silk-like' — the thread's reputation for smoothness stretched outward to cover anything that moves with the same effortless glide.
- protein source
- silk is liquid protein spun by worms into thread
- stronger than steel
- silk fiber rivals steel by weight
- chicken breed
- silkie hens have fluffy fur-like feathers and black skin
- smooth talk
- describes voices, sauces, and suspiciously easy basketball moves
silky oak tree — australian rainforest hardwood with silky-textured timber, prized for furniture and veneer
silky terrier — small dog breed from australia, recognized by major kennel clubs since 1959
silky shark — deep-sea shark species found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide