gossamery vs silken

gossamery

adj
  • Like gossamer; flimsy. 

silken

verb
  • To render silken or silklike. 

adj
  • Smoothly uttered; flowing, subtle, or convincing in presentation. 

  • Made of silk. 

  • Dressed in silk. 

  • Having a smooth, soft, or light texture, like that of silk; suggestive of silk. 

How often have the words gossamery and silken occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )