sericeous

Meaning

Adjective

• Of or relating to silk; consisting of silk; silky.
• Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface.
• Having a silky lustre, usually due to fine, close hairs.

Origin

• Latin sēricus ("silken"), sēricum, from Sēricus: Sērēs, Ancient Greek Σῆρες ("a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics"). Compare silk, serge.