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sarce·net 
[sahrs-nit] Pronunciation Key
[sahrs-nit] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used esp. for linings. |
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| sarce·net
(särs'nĭt) Pronunciation Key
n. A fine soft silk cloth. [Middle English sarsenet, from Anglo-Norman sarzinett, perhaps from Old French Saracin, Saracen, from Late Latin Saracēnus; see Saracen.] |
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Sarcenet
Sarce"net\, n. [OF. sarcenet; cf. LL. saracenicum cloth made by Saracens. See Saracen.] A species of fine thin silk fabric, used for linings, etc. [Written also sarsenet.] Thou green sarcenet flap for a sore eye. --Shak.
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