Short Figure Adorning Silky Fabric

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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noun • a fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or nylon
	36%	5		Figure adorning cards today
noun • a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow • (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
	30%	12		Commonly called silky willow due to its silky-haired leaves
noun • North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying

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The Guardian Cryptic28 Jul 2005	Down 21
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