# sericeous

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to silk; consisting of, or resembling silk; silky.
2. Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface.
3. Having a silky lustre, usually due to fine, close hairs

## Etymology
From Latin sēricus (“silken”), sēricum (“Seric material; silk”), from Sēricus (“belonging to the Seres”): Sērēs, Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres, “a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics”). Compare silk, serge.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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