satin

[ sat-n ]
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noun
  1. a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.

  1. a dress or other garment of satin: She wore her green satin.

adjective
  1. of or like satin; smooth; glossy.

  2. made of or covered or decorated with satin: a satin pillow.

Origin of satin

1
1325–75; Middle English satyn(e) <Middle French satin, probably <Arabic (aṭlas) zaytūnī (satin) of Zaitun a city in China where the cloth was made, probably Tsinkiang

Other words from satin

  • sat·in·like, adjective

Words that may be confused with satin

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How to use satin in a sentence

  • Spots on the crumpled satins, ashes staining the beautiful marbles, dirty footmarks on the carpets.

    The Nabob | Alphonse Daudet
  • At church, in silks and satins new,With hoop of monstrous size, She never slumber'd in her pew—But when she shut her eyes.

  • She was very fond of display, and wishing to astonish the "country girl" with her silks and satins, came rustling into the parlor.

    The English Orphans | Mary Jane Holmes
  • Silks and satins, scarlet and velvets put out the kitchen fire.

  • She might have revelled in silks and satins, if silks and satins would have done her old heart good.

    Orley Farm | Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for satin

satin

/ (ˈsætɪn) /


noun
  1. a fabric of silk, rayon, etc, closely woven to show much of the warp, giving a smooth glossy appearance

  2. (modifier) of or like satin in texture: a satin finish

Origin of satin

1
C14: via Old French from Arabic zaitūnī of Zaytūn, Arabic rendering of Chinese Tseutung (now Tsinkiang), port in southern China from which the cloth was probably first exported

Derived forms of satin

  • satin-like, adjective
  • satiny, adjective

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