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  • adjective having a silk lining

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Examples

  • It was empty except for one photograph tucked away in one of the silk-lined compartments.

    The Dark Side of Innocence Terri Cheney 2011

  • He dove that large hand into the silk-lined depths of her coat and took out a brick of Parmesan cheese.

    Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011

  • I ruined many pairs of silk-lined gloves of just that color putting them on mannequins that season.

    Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff | clusterflock 2009

  • It was empty except for one photograph tucked away in one of the silk-lined compartments.

    The Dark Side of Innocence Terri Cheney 2011

  • A rummage through the Rigby & Peller archive, which is stored in silk-lined suitcases in an office above its Conduit Street store in Mayfair, shows that a lot has changed since Vogue coined the term "brassiere" in 1907.

    From corsets for comedians to bespoke bras: Rigby & Peller has seen it all 2011

  • I don't know anyone who would choose to buy an off-white, full-length, silk-lined, shaved mink, goat and fox fur for £22,430.

    Luxuriously Cozy Winter Coats Tina Gaudoin 2011

  • His futuristic washable polyurethane, silk-lined "crackle coat" (left, £1,045) and his '60s-inspired tunic dress in mint green (£1,095) exemplify the breadth of his talents.

    A Few of My Favorite Things Tina Gaudoin 2011

  • He dove that large hand into the silk-lined depths of her coat and took out a brick of Parmesan cheese.

    Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011

  • It was during this late phase of her career that Chanel introduced her iconic suit of supple, silk-lined tweed.

    The Enduring Coco Chanel Laura Jacobs 2011

  • Bret Easton Ellis is reclining on a chair in the bar of Claridge's hotel examining an unsightly stain on the silk-lined ceiling.

    Bret Easton Ellis: The debt I owe my abusive father 2010

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