sarcenet

American  

[sahrs-nit] / ˈsɑrs nɪt /

Or sarsenet,

noun

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

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sarcenet British  

/ ˈsɑːsnɪt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sarcenet

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

Example Sentences

Such words as "blastoderm", "sindoc," "peris," "parasang," "sarcenet," "teazel," "nullah," "cantatrice," "barracan," "sistrum," writhed and hissed in her verses.

From Time Magazine Archive

Before the green sarcenet curtain which had played such a part in the affairs of the night there was a waft of airy garments.

From The ghosts of their ancestors by Mills, Weymer Jay

Whether that Fishpole made not a woman's gown of sarcenet of small pieces, and whether it was not worth 20s. and better.

From Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse by Various

It is a light gray cloth, lined with blue sarcenet.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Harper, Various (magazine)

The green sarcenet curtain moved ominously, and the form of Richard Sheridan was disclosed in its folds.

From The ghosts of their ancestors by Mills, Weymer Jay