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a) A breed of chicken, with very fine, silk-like feathers.b) A creature of Irish, Scottish, Icelandic, and Faroese mythology which can transform from a seal to a human (usually a woman).
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Silkie — This article is about a variety of chicken. For other uses, see Silkie (disambiguation). Silkie A White Silkie hen, non bearded Other names Silky Country of origin China … Wikipedia
silkie — sil·kie (sĭlʹkē) n. Variant of selkie. * * * … Universalium
silkie — noun (plural silkies) variant spelling of selkie … English new terms dictionary
silkie — I. /ˈsɪlki/ (say silkee) noun one of a breed of domestic fowl, the oldest breed in Australia, brought from England in the 1800s, with fluffy barbless feathers which feel silky to the touch, topknots, feathers on the feet, and nearly black skin;… …
silkie — variant of silky … Useful english dictionary
The Silkie (novel) — The Silkie is a fix up science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt, first published in complete form in 1969. The component stories had previously been published in Galaxy Science Fiction magazine.Plot introductionTaking its inspiration from the… … Wikipedia
The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry — or The Grey Selkie of Suleskerry is Child ballad number 113, from Orkney.ynopsisA woman laments that she does not know her son s father. A man rises up to tell her that he is the father, and that he is a selkie: a man only on the land, a seal in… … Wikipedia
The Silkie — was England s answer to American folk music groups like Peter, Paul and Mary. The quartet was made up of students from Hull University and comprised Sylvia Tatler (vocals), Mike Ramsden (guitar and vocals), Ivor Aylesbury (guitar and vocals) and… … Wikipedia
Le Silkie — est un roman de science fiction, écrit en 1969 par A. E. van Vogt (Canada). Ce roman apparaît plutôt comme une mosaïque d histoires que comme un tout uni. Étant remarquable par les thèmes abordés (un musée de planètes, par exemple), certains… … Wikipédia en Français
silkienė — silkiẽnė sf. (2) NdŽ; Ser silkių patiekalas; mišrainė su silkėmis … Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language
