Doux.
ETYM as. seolcen, seolocen.
1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk.
2. Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; silky.
1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; silken; silklike
2. Hence, soft and smooth
3. Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a leaf; sericeous.