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satiny

[sat-n-ee]

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adjective

satinlike; smooth; glossy.

Origin:
1780–90; satin + -y¹

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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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