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What is the noun for silky?

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silkie
  1. A breed of chicken, with very fine, silk-like feathers.
  2. Alternative spelling of selkie A creature of Irish, Scottish, Icelandic, and Faroese mythology which can transform from a seal to a human (usually a woman).
  3. Examples:
    1. “Also the average degree of polydactylism is much greater in the silkie than in the Houdan crosses.”
      “We shall see that this hypothesis receives support from all silkie matings.”
      “She had noticed for several days that Cuffy and silkie were growing sleepy.”
silky
  1. Alternative spelling of silkie
silkiness
  1. The property of being silky.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Rustico's pasta has the fresh egginess of the home-made article and it's rolled to just the right degree of firm but elastic silkiness.”
      “The pasta dough, though patently handmade, lacked the requisite silkiness required.”
      “Keeping intact the incomparable qualities of silkiness, and the ability to keep the body cool, it offers fascinating range of linen shirts.”
silkness
  1. (obsolete) silkiness
silkies
  1. plural of silkie
  2. plural of silky
  3. Examples:
    1. “The chickens are fancy breeds, silkies, silver old dutch bantams, and salmon faverolles.”
      “We wanted to try to hatch some eggs so when Camilla, one of the Silkies, got broody, we let her sit on some but they never hatched.”
      “Letters from hosiery firm Silkies offer a free pair of nylons.”
silkinesses
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