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
Quaint, too, is the fabric of their coats, like some old silken stuff of paduasoy or sarsenet.
From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Alice Morse Earle
"If I recollect, it cost seven shillings and sixpence," replied Nicholas, pulling out, not a skein of blue silk, but a yard of blue sarsenet.
From Newton Forster by Frederick Marryat
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 Charles Dickens
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 James Anthony Froude
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