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silklike
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Etymology
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From
silk
+
-like
, q.v.
Adjective
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silklike
(
comparative
more
silklike
,
superlative
most
silklike
)
Synonym of
silky
,
like
silk
.
The first
artificial silk
was
cellulose
-based
rayon
, known as
viscose
in
Europe
;
DuPont
's entirely
synthetic
nylon
was insufficiently
silklike
at first to serve as a good substitute in fashion but quickly replaced
Japanese
silk for
Allied
military applications during
World War II
.
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