Thomas Bailey Aldrich

A habit leads a man so gently in the beginning that he does not perceive he is led - with what silken threads and down what pleasant avenues it leads him! By and by, the soft silk threads become iron chains, and the pleasant avenues Avernus!

American Poet

Henry James

Experience is never limited, and it is never complete; it is an immense sensibility, a kind of huge spider-web of the finest silken threads suspended in the chamber of consciousness, and catching every air-borne particle in its tissue.

American Writer

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

There is nothing holier in this life of ours than the first consciousness of love, the first fluttering of its silken wings.

Joseph Hall

Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.

English Clergyman

Use 'silken' to evoke sensory experiences related to touch, sight and sound.

Sensory Imagery

'Silken' often suggests luxury or high quality, especially when describing objects or sensations.

Luxurious Feel

'Silken' can be used figuratively to describe someone's smooth and persuasive manner of speaking.

Figurative Usage

'Silken' literally refers to objects made from silk, emphasizing the material's composition.

Literal Material

Silken items, such as garments, can symbolize sophistication and cultural refinement.

Cultural Sophistication

 wounded caterpillar helps them out usually a caterpillar would spin a silken blanket to make its own cocoon but the parasitized caterpillar spins

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 you'll barely eat or sleep this is what he's looking for silken threads left by a female