Made of or resembling silk; soft, smooth, and lustrous; gentle and persuasive in manner.
From Old English 'seolcen,' from 'seolc' (silk), ultimately from Chinese 'si' (silk) via the ancient Silk Road. The word traveled the same trade route as the fabric — from China through Persia to Europe.
This word traveled the SILK ROAD! From Chinese 'si' through Persian and Latin to English — the word itself is an explorer! Silk was SO precious that Romans paid its weight in GOLD. A silken voice is worth the same! ðŸ›ðŸ§µ
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