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satin

[sat-n] Origin

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.
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.

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Satin is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English satyn(e) < Middle French satin, probably < Arabic (aṭlas) zaytūnī (satin) of Zaitun a city in China where the cloth was made, probably Tsinkiang

sat·in·like, adjective

Satan, satin.
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satin (ˈsætɪn)
 
n
1.  a fabric of silk, rayon, etc, closely woven to show much of the warp, giving a smooth glossy appearance
2.  (modifier) of or like satin in texture: a satin finish
 
[C14: via Old French from Arabic zaitūnī of Zaytūn, Arabic rendering of Chinese Tseutung (now Tsinkiang), port in southern China from which the cloth was probably first exported]
 
'satin-like
 
adj
 
'satiny
 
adj

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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
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etymologically untenable and takes the Fr. word straight from Latin.
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