silked
Given satiny finish
Silked describes something covered or trimmed with silk, or made smooth and lustrous like silk: a silked pillow, silked threads.
In agriculture, corn that has silked has developed the fine strands that emerge from the ear for pollination: The corn silked early this year.
Having dangling ornaments
- huskedStripped of outer layer
- pollinatedSpread pollen to
- kernelsSeeds within husks
- cobMaize ear's central cylinder
maize · ears · dehusked · shucked · cornsilk · harvest · ripe · golden
Without roughness or difficulty
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- satinySmooth and lustrous
- velvetySoft and smooth-textured
- glossySmooth and shiny
lustrous · slick · polished · sheen · supple · glide · fine · soft
Filmy, delicate material
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- wispyThin and insubstantial
translucent · airy · feathery · fine · gauzy · filmy · cobwebby · light
Ostentatiously wealthy
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
- richHaving much of something
decadent · elegant · refined · extravagant · exquisite · premium · upscale · indulgent
Gleaming with wavering light
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- glintingReflecting brief flashes
reflective · iridescent · pearlescent · glistening · sparkling · glimmering · opalescent · shining
tasseled
Having dangling ornaments
- huskedStripped of outer layer
- pollinatedSpread pollen to
- kernelsSeeds within husks
cob · maize · ears · dehusked · shucked · cornsilk · harvest · ripe · golden · fresh
smooth
Without roughness or difficulty
glossy · lustrous · slick · polished · sheen · supple · glide · fine · soft · shiny
gossamer
Filmy, delicate material
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
wispy · translucent · airy · feathery · fine · gauzy · filmy · cobwebby · light · thin
opulent
Ostentatiously wealthy
rich · decadent · elegant · refined · extravagant · exquisite · premium · upscale · indulgent · expensive
shimmering
Gleaming with wavering light
glinting · reflective · iridescent · pearlescent · glistening · sparkling · glimmering · opalescent · shining · bright
- smooth as silkCompletely free of friction
- silk cocoonLarva's protective fiber shell
- soft as silkExtremely smooth-textured
- silk sheetsSmooth fabric bedcovers
- corn silkFibrous strands surrounding kernels
- as smooth as silkDescribing flawless texture
silk, silky, silken, silks, silkiness, silkier, silkiest, silkworm, silklike