# silkie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɪlki/

## Definitions
1. A chicken of a certain breed with very fine, silk-like feathers, blue-black skin and bones, and five toes per foot (instead of the usual four).

## Etymology
silk + -ie

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/silkie