satiny

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

satiny
    adj 1: having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light;
           "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek
           black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike
           fabric"; "slick seals and otters" [syn: {satiny},
           {sleek}, {silken}, {silky}, {silklike}, {slick}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Satiny \Sat"in*y\, a.
   Like or composed of satin; glossy; as, to have a satiny
   appearance; a satiny texture.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

50 Moby Thesaurus words for "satiny":
      attenuate, attenuated, buffed, burnished, cottony, dainty,
      delicate, downy, filmy, fine, fine-drawn, fine-grained, finespun,
      finished, fluffy, furbished, fuzzy, gauzy, glace, glassy, glazed,
      gleaming, glossy, gossamer, gossamery, lacquered, plush, plushy,
      polished, pubescent, refined, rubbed, satin, satinlike, sericeous,
      shellacked, shiny, silken, silklike, silky, sleek, slick, smooth,
      soft as silk, thin-spun, varnished, velutinous, velvetlike,
      velvety, wiredrawn

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