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SATIN

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sat⋅in

  [sat-n]
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–noun
1. a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
2. satin weave.
3. a dress or other garment of satin: She wore her green satin.
–adjective
4. of or like satin; smooth; glossy.
5. made of or covered or decorated with satin: a satin pillow.
Origin:
1325–75; ME satyn(e) < MF satin, prob. < Ar (aṭlas) zaytūnī (satin) of Zaitun a city in China where the cloth was made, prob. Tsinkiang

Related forms:
sat⋅in⋅like, adjective
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satin weave

 
–noun
one of the basic weave structures in which the filling threads are interlaced with the warp at widely separated intervals, producing the effect of an unbroken surface.
Also called satin.

Origin:
1895–1900
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sat·in   (sāt'n)   
n.  

  1. A smooth fabric, as of silk or rayon, woven with a glossy face and a dull back.

  2. A garment made of this fabric.

adj.  

  1. Made of or covered with satin.

  2. Glossy, sleek, and smooth.


[Middle English, from Old French, probably from Arabic ('aṭlas) zaytūnī, (satin) of Zaitun, from Zaytūn, probably Tsinkiang (Quanzhou), China.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

satin 
1369, from O.Fr. satin (14c.), perhaps from Arabic (atlas) zaytuni, lit. "(satin) from Zaitun," a Chinese city, perhaps modern Tsinkiang in Fukien province, southern China, which was a port in the Middle Ages. The form of the word perhaps influenced in Fr. by L. seta "silk." OED finds the Arabic connection etymologically untenable and takes the Fr. word straight from Latin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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