sarsenet

American

[sahrs-nit] / ˈsɑrs nɪt /

Or sarsnet

noun

a variant of sarcenet.

sarsenet British

/ ˈsɑːsnɪt /

noun

a variant spelling of sarcenet

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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

Yet would'st thou more? in yonder cloud behold, Whose sarsenet skirts are edg'd with flamy gold, A matchless youth! his nod these worlds controls, Wings the red lightning, and the thunder rolls.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 by Various

I have seven shillings and sixpence to pay for a yard of blue sarsenet, which I do not want.

From Newton Forster by Marryat, Frederick

Wilt give me thy beggar's wallet, and staff, and cloak, if I give thee my horse, and this cloak of crimson sarsenet?

From Tales From Scottish Ballads by Stewart, Allan

There were also canopies, and coarse diaper towels, quilts of coarse sarsenet, and of calico, and carpets like those of Turkey.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Kerr, Robert

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