[sat-n] 
| 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. |
| 4. | of or like satin; smooth; glossy. |
| 5. | made of or covered or decorated with satin: a satin pillow. |
| 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. |
| sat·in (sāt'n) n.
[Middle English, from Old French, probably from Arabic ('aṭlas) zaytūnī, (satin) of Zaitun, from Zaytūn, probably Tsinkiang (Quanzhou), China.] |