sarsenet
Americannoun
noun
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It was of azure sarsenet, hand-embroidered in gold thread with the numerous small fleur-de-lis of ancient France.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
She wore the memorable close bonnet of white sarsenet which Alfred had thought so becoming.
From Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 2 of 3) by Margracia Loudon
"Miss O'Brien, where is the salmon-coloured sarsenet? or, Mr. Green, I'll trouble you for the ladies' sevens."
From The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm by Anthony Trollope
In yonder cloud behold, Whose sarsenet skirts are edged with flamy gold, A matchless youth! his nod these worlds controls, Wings the red lightning, and the thunder rolls.
From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 by George Gilfillan
New Saxony--three shillings the yard--and trimmed with blue sarsenet!
From The Young Step-Mother by Charlotte Mary Yonge
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