soft as silk

Adjective

Meaning

soft as silk (not comparable)

(simile) very soft, soft as a baby's bottom

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

silken silky soft

Examples

Tender-handed stroke a nettle, And it stings you for your pains; Grasp it like a man of mettle, And it soft as silk remains.'Tis the same with common natures: Use 'em kindly, they rebel; But be rough as nutmeg-graters, And the rogues obey you well. Aaron Hill (writer)

If you gently touch a nettle it'll sting you for your pains; grasp it like a lad of mettle, an' as soft as silk remains. Sanskrit Proverb

If you gently touch a nettle it'll sting you for your pains; grasp it like a lad of mettle, an' as soft as silk remains. Asian-indian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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