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The Silkie (also known as the Silky or Chinese silk chicken) is a Chinese breed of chicken named for its atypically fluffy plumage, which is said to feel like silk and satin. The breed has several other unusual qualities, such as black skin and bones , blue earlobes, and five toes on each foot, whereas most chickens have only four.
The Silkie were an English folk music group.Their name was derived from an Orcadian song "The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry", which they sometimes performed. [1] They were briefly considered to be the English equivalent of Peter, Paul and Mary, with their common repertoire of Bob Dylan songs, and the original Australian folk group, The Seekers.
Many of the folk-tales on selkie folk have been collected from the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland). [15]In Orkney lore, selkie is said to denote various seals of greater size than the grey seal; only these large seals are credited with the ability to shapeshift into humans, and are called "selkie folk".
Silkie is a breed of domestic chicken. Silkie or Silky also may refer to: Silkie, guinea pig of one specific variety; Silkie, a character in Teen Titans; Silkie, a mythical species, a.k.a. Selkie, that passes for both seal and human; Silkies, a type of house-dwelling spirit; Silkies, a superhuman race in The Silkie, a science fiction novel by A ...
The Silkie, a band that had been signed by Brian Epstein, recorded their version a few months after the Beatles. Lennon produced the session, while McCartney contributed guitar and Harrison tambourine.
Solomon Rose (born c. 1987), known professionally as Silkie, is an English dubstep and UK garage producer and DJ from London.He has released several extended plays and albums with Deep Medi Musik and formed the music labels Antisocial Records in 2004 and Bedroom Rat Records in 2023.
A female spirit known as the Silkie or Selkie, who received her name from the fact that she was always dressed in grey silk, appears in English and Scottish folklore. [16] [49] Like a ghost, the Silkie is associated with the house rather than the family who lives there, [16] but, like a brownie, she is said to perform chores for the family.
Silkie (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) is a mutant larva created by Killer Moth and Beast Boy's pet. [27] Main villains. Slade. Slade (voiced by Ron Perlman ...