sarsenet
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
Item, two hoods of violet cloth, whereof one is lined with green sarsenet.
From The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) by Froude, James Anthony
I have seven shillings and six-pence to pay for a yard of blue sarsenet, which I do not want.
From Newton Forster The Merchant Service by Marryat, Frederick
The next Wednesday was fixed for the eventful day, and it was unanimously resolved that every member of the committee should wear a piece of blue sarsenet ribbon round his left arm.
From Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people by Dickens, Charles
"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 Trollope, Anthony
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