sarcenet

or sarse·net, sars·net

[ sahrs-nit ]

/ ˈsɑrs nɪt /

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noun

a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.

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Origin of sarcenet

1425–75; late Middle English sarsenet<Anglo-French sarzinet, probably equivalent to sarzin-Saracen + -et-et

Words nearby sarcenet

Sarawak, Sarazen, sarc-, sarcasm, sarcastic, sarcenet, sarcina, sarco-, sarcoadenoma, sarcocarcinoma, sarcocarp

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How to use sarcenet in a sentence

She was in her new suit of black sarcenet and yellow petticoat very pretty.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
There is also something satisfactory about baudrik powdered with Cyprian gold, and even about chamelet and sarcenet.
Medival Byways|Louis F. Salzmann
Item a bedde with a sparver and counterpoint of cloth of golde, the curteyns of double sarcenet.
Mary Tudor, Queen of France|Mary Croom Brown
There are several looms, but they do not yet know how to work them well; they make good taffetas, sarcenet, and silk serges.
The Industrial Arts in Spain|Juan F. Riao

The green sarcenet curtain moved ominously, and the form of Richard Sheridan was disclosed in its folds.
The ghosts of their ancestors|Weymer Jay Mills

British Dictionary definitions for sarcenet

sarcenet

sarsenet

/ (ˈsɑːsnɪt) /

noun

a fine soft silk fabric formerly from Italy and used for clothing, ribbons, etc

Word Origin for sarcenet

C15: from Old French sarzinet, from Sarrazin Saracen

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