silken

For dessert, a slice of Basque cheesecake, no crust, just burnt sugar edges and silken center, served with fruit.

On a cold September morning, Jamie Smart discovered an orb-weaver spider curled up inside its silken hideaway.

Think of John Prescott's booming tones that connected with some voters and party members who didn't much like Tony Blair's silken schmooze.

She is a supremely balanced runner with a galloping stride, a silken swerve and the daring to put them to use on the biggest stage.

Times have changed and the New Hollywood brings a more robust tone and more overt interaction to its effusive interpretation compared with the silken and playful Slatkin and crew, who were all Russian-trained players.