Sahim in silken robes of honour gold inwoven and set on. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
Garbed was she in silken raiment of tenderest green, wrought upon with some quaint workmanship of gold and silver. From Wordnik.com. [Love and Life Behind the Purdah] Reference
He was beginning to be a very pretty baby; his golden hair curled in silken ringlets all over his little round head and his eyes were beautiful. From Wordnik.com. [Rilla of Ingleside] Reference
Their petals fell in silken heaps along the old paths or clung to the lush grasses among which Eric lay and dreamed, while Kilmeny played to him on her violin. From Wordnik.com. [Kilmeny of the Orchard] Reference
She wrapped her tree in silken lies, spun promise-dreams of innocence, beguiling the fetid flies that were the souls of her progeny generations upon generations gone. From Wordnik.com. [DREAMING LIES TO CHANGE THE TRUTH • by Kaolin Fire] Reference
This has been described as the silken cord which binds with the strength of steel. From Wordnik.com. [Links of Empire] Reference
On the other hand, many coups have been described as silken, silent or bloodless. From Wordnik.com. [myninjaplease] Reference
Outside what Jimmy Bradshaw had called the silken surf broke once again on the coral sand. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Camel]
If I had to answer the question, I would say I prefer softer foods with a special love of what I would call silken foods. From Wordnik.com. [cauliflower, bean and feta salad | smitten kitchen] Reference
By early Sunday morning, it had already been identified as a silken fungus beetle order Coleoptera, family Cryptophagidae. From Wordnik.com. [Saturday nite's uninvited guest] Reference
And those that frisk'd in silken clocks. From Wordnik.com. [Ode to Joseph Grimaldi, Senior] Reference
SOCIETY in silken chains. From Wordnik.com. [Canto III] Reference
A bride in silken gown –. From Wordnik.com. [The Four Winds of Eirinn] Reference
A shawl, or some kind of silken wrap, was suddenly thrown over her head!. From Wordnik.com. [The Yellow Claw] Reference
" asked the young man. said the well-dressed young man, in short, silken mantle, with a golden. From Wordnik.com. [Kajira Of Gor]
It was a Louis Quinze room, and the bed had a kind of silken canopy and a great deal too much in the way of bolsters and lace coverings. From Wordnik.com. [Bertram Cope's Year] Reference
These are silken bags, and they have wooden mouthpieces. From Wordnik.com. [No Thank You, We Like Pain] Reference
But silken pockets appeared to be attached to velvet gags. From Wordnik.com. [Has Hip Hop Lost Touch with Reality?] Reference
The Tzigana stretched out her hand, and pulled a silken bellcord. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
She adjusted her silken stola as Eleazar was shown into her chambers. From Wordnik.com. [Seek] Reference
Hers, a silken patty delicately lapping like a cat faced with dog food. From Wordnik.com. [Old Men's Faces] Reference
The bed was warm, and I do not know what scent rose from its silken coverlet. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
In utter astonishment Maren felt his silken curls sweep her cheek, his lips on hers. From Wordnik.com. [The Maid of the Whispering Hills] Reference
Also there was that venturer of the great beauty and the silken curls who had spoken so prettily. From Wordnik.com. [The Maid of the Whispering Hills] Reference
There was a clatter and a thumping on the stairs, for that bride, you know, had no silken slippers on. From Wordnik.com. [East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon] Reference
Dr. GREENSTONE: The way a spider does it is it has a silken thread which can be quite a few numbers of meters long. From Wordnik.com. [Look Up! The Billion-Bug Highway You Can't See] Reference
A hot flush mounted under the silken black curls and she dropped her eyes, peering under their lashes to see if any observed. From Wordnik.com. [The Maid of the Whispering Hills] Reference
In one recent appearance at historic Guldhall in London's financial district, he was as smooth as the silken banners overhead. From Wordnik.com. [A Candidate For The '90S] Reference
Then -- a rustle of silken skirts and a figure appeared in the archway that caused those assembled to stare in sheer amazement. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School] Reference
Feminists, beware: when she wraps that silken voice around the notion that getting a man is secular salvation, you'll believe it. From Wordnik.com. [All I Want For Christmas...] Reference
But there she is, floating encased in silken scarves that hug and tease her body the way I've only dreamed of, and she is beautiful. From Wordnik.com. [On the Wife's Side] Reference
Their immaculate socks with the separate great toes make no noise; nothing is heard, as they glide by, but a 'froufrou' of silken stuffs. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Shen was a languid beauty from northern Jilin who used to change silken qipaos, traditional high-collared dresses with a slit up the leg, several times a day. From Wordnik.com. [Unburied Treasures] Reference
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