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Webster 1913 Edition

Satin

Sat′in

,
Noun.
[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-tün
,
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
(Zool.)
,
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
(Zool.)
,
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Satin

SAT'IN

,
Noun.
[Gr. L. sindon. Heb.]
A species of glossy silk cloth, of a thick close texture.

Definition 2025

Satin

Satin

See also: satin, sätin, and sat in

German

Noun

Satin m ‎(genitive Satins, plural Satins)

  1. satin

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French Saturne ‎(“Saturn”).

Proper noun

Satin

  1. Saturn

See also

satin

satin

See also: Satin, sätin, and sat in

English

Adjective

satin ‎(not comparable)

  1. Semi-glossy. Particularly describing a type of paint.

Translations

Noun

satin ‎(plural satins)

  1. A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).

Translations

References

  1. 1 2 "satin, n. (and adj.)" in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1909.
  2. ↑ E.g., Henry Yule's "Chinchew" entry for the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., 1878.
  3. ↑ Kauz, Ralph. Aspects of the Maritime Silk Road, p. 145.

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Italian

Noun

satin m ‎(invariable)

  1. satin

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Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

A contraction of satisne.

Adverb

satin

  1. introducing questions
    Satin' hoc plane?
    Is this beyond all doubt?
    Satin' omnia ex sententia?
    Is everything going according to plan?
    Satin' salva sunt omnia?
    Is everything sound?

    References

    • Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
      • are you in your right mind: satin (= satisne) sanus es?

    Etymology

    From French satin, from Italian setino, probably via unattested Late Latin sētīnus ‎(“silken [cloth]”), from Latin sētā.[1] Very frequently folk-etymologized to derive from Arabic زيتون ‎(“Zayton; olive”),[2] a calque of Quanzhou's former Chinese nickname 刺桐城 ‎(“Tung Tree City”), after the trees which had been extensively planted there in the 10th century by Liu Congxiao,[3] but the derivation is unsupported.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsætɪn/
    • Rhymes: -ætɪn

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