silken
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A vegan version works just as well: silken tofu or vegan cream cheese blended with coconut cream and a little berry jam, perfect with grapes or berries.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026
Not the silken, restaurant version piped into porcelain.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
He brought silken “descending dove” tone to his solo playing, but at low tone becoming more a voice from afar than soloist.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
Known for her cutting-edge red-carpet fashion choices, she wore a dark, silken folded dress with large ruffles in the skirt.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
The dozen white-gloved hands waiting taut upon the silken ropes.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.