sateen

American  

[sa-teen] / sæˈtin /

noun

1. a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.

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sateen British  

/ sæˈtiːn /

noun

1. a glossy linen or cotton fabric, woven in such a way that it resembles satin

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Etymology

Origin of sateen

1875–80; variant of satin, by association with velveteen

Example Sentences

The Parachute line also includes brushed cotton, which feels “worn-in like a T-shirt”; a smooth sateen with a warmer feel; and linen, which is heavier but still breathable.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2021

A tiger-maple four-poster was adapted to king size, covered in a down mattress cover and fitted with cotton sateen sheets.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2020

There’d be no Esther reigning in sateen, no Vashti lurking in crushed velvet.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2020

In vintage footage from Hot Peaches shows, Wilhelmina shimmers in flounced white sateen as “drag queen superstar Belladella Bosom”, purring “I’m not a woman, I’m not a man, it’s my own game”.

From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2020

The red sateen scarf rode up and down.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole