soft as silk in English

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      },
      "expansion": "soft as silk (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "very soft, soft as a baby's bottom"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "soft",
          "soft"
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        [
          "soft as a baby's bottom",
          "soft as a baby's bottom"
        ]
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        "(simile) very soft, soft as a baby's bottom"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "silky soft"
        }
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "soft like silk",
          "word": "silkemyk"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "soft like silk",
          "word": "silkemjuk"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "soft like silk",
          "word": "silkemjuk"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "soft as silk"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "soft as silk (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very soft, soft as a baby's bottom"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "soft",
          "soft"
        ],
        [
          "soft as a baby's bottom",
          "soft as a baby's bottom"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "simile",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(simile) very soft, soft as a baby's bottom"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "silky soft"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "soft like silk",
      "word": "silkemyk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "soft like silk",
      "word": "silkemjuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "soft like silk",
      "word": "silkemjuk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "soft as silk"
}

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"soft as silk" meaning in English

Adjective