Sericeous Definition
sĭ-rĭshəs
adjective
Of or like silk; silky.
Webster's New World
Covered with fine, silky hairs.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Sericeous
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Latin sericus silken, sericum Seric stuff, silk, from Sericus belonging to the Seres, Ancient Greek [script?] a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics. Compare silk, serge a woollen stuff.
From Wiktionary
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Latin sēriceus silken alteration of sēricus serge1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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