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sateen
[ sa-teen ]
noun
- a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
sateen
/ sæˈtiːn /
noun
- a glossy linen or cotton fabric, woven in such a way that it resembles satin
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sateen1
C19: changed from satin , on the model of velveteen
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Example Sentences
I bought me some sateen shirts,–black, too, with turn-down collars and little bits of white stripes.
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Sateen—A close twilled cotton fabric, soft and glossy, used for lining.
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They are made in white calico, also in sateen for coloured shirts.
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Soon again she came back, carrying some folds of black sateen over her arm.
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Linings may be made of taffeta, china silk, satin, sateen or of almost any material which is not too heavy.
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