[sak-suh-nee] 
| 1. | a fine, three-ply woolen yarn. |
| 2. | a soft-finish, compact fabric, originally of high-grade merino wool from Saxony, for topcoats and overcoats. |
| 3. | a pile carpet woven in the manner of a Wilton but with yarns of lesser quality. |
[sak-suh-nee] | 1. | a state in E central Germany. 4,900,000; 6561 sq. mi. (16,990 sq. km). Capital: Dresden. |
| 2. | a former state of the Weimar Republic in E central Germany. 5788 sq. mi. (14,990 sq. km). Capital: Dresden. |
| 3. | a medieval division of N Germany with varying boundaries: extended at its height from the Rhine to E of the Elbe. |
| sax·o·ny also Sax·o·ny (sāk'sə-nē) n. pl. sax·o·nies also Sax·o·nies
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| Saxony A historical region of northern Germany. The original home of the Saxons, it was conquered by Charlemagne in the eighth century and became a duchy after his death. Its borders were eventually extended southeastward as the region was subdivided and redivided. The dukes of Saxony became electors of the Holy Roman Empire in 1356, and in 1806 the elector was elevated to kingship but lost half his territory to Prussia in 1815. A later kingdom of Saxony was part of the German Empire (1871-1918). |