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silk•a•line
(sil′kə lēn′),USA pronunciation n.
- Textilesa soft, thin cotton fabric with a smooth finish, for curtains, bedspreads, garment linings, etc.
- silk + -aline, alteration of -oline, as in crinoline 1895–1900, American.