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- adjective Made of silk; having a silky or flaxlike appearance.
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- adjective Made of, or resembling,
silk ;silken .
Etymologies
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Latin byssinus ("made of byssus"), from Ancient Greek βύσσινος (bussinos, "made of byssus"). See byssus.
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