silkinsileä

Finnish

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Definitions
  • smooth as silk

Etymology

Affix from Finnish silkki (silk) + Finnish sileä (smooth, as opposed to the uneven skin of its close relative turbot, smooth - from the smooth throat skin of these whales).

Origin

Finnish

sileä

Gloss

smooth, as opposed to the uneven skin of its close relative turbot, smooth - from the smooth throat skin of these whales

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