| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Silken; made of silk.[Websters]
2. Being of the color of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint.[Websters] 3. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb bombycinously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (bombycinously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective bombycinous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BOMBYCINOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Bombycinous \Bom*byc"i*nous\, adjective. [Latin expression bombycinus. See Bombazine.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: BOMBYCINOUS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Silken; made of silk. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
