BOMBYC'INOUS, adjective [Latin bombycinus, from bombyx, a silk worm.]
1. Silken; made of silk.
2. Being of the color of the silk worm; transparent, with a yellow tint.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.