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sat⋅in
[sat-n] 
–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
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
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. |
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| sat·in (sāt'n) n.
[Middle English, from Old French, probably from Arabic ('aṭlas) zaytūnī, (satin) of Zaitun, from Zaytūn, probably Tsinkiang (Quanzhou), China.] |
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Satin
Sat"in\, n. [F. satin (cf. Pg. setim), fr. It. setino, from seta silk, L. saeta, seta, a thick, stiff hair, a bristle; or possibly ultimately of Chinese origin; cf. Chin. sz-t["u]n, sz-twan. Cf. Sateen.] A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface. Cloths of gold and satins rich of hue. --Chaucer. Denmark satin, a kind of lasting; a stout worsted stuff, woven with a satin twill, used for women's shoes. Farmer's satin. See under Farmer. Satin bird (Zo["o]l.), an Australian bower bird. Called also satin grackle. Satin flower (Bot.) See Honesty, 4. Satin spar. (Min.) (a) A fine fibrous variety of calcite, having a pearly luster. (b) A similar variety of gypsum. Satin sparrow (Zo["o]l.), the shining flycatcher (Myiagra nitida) of Tasmania and Australia. The upper surface of the male is rich blackish green with a metallic luster. Satin stone, satin spar.
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Language Translation for : satin
Spanish:
satén,
German:
der Satin, Satin-…,
Japanese:
サテン
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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