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n. (alternative spelling of sarsenet English) Oxford English Dictionary ''sarsenet, sarcenet'', www.mijnwoordenboek.nl
Usage examples of "sarsnet".
Magazine, opened to display a sketch of a willowy damsel elegantly attired in a three-quarter dress of white sarsnet fastened down the centre with rosettes of pearls, and worn over a white satin petticoat.
Encouraged by this tribute, Hero showed him a cloak of green sarsnet trimmed with swansdown, which she had purchased that morning, and upon his expressing his unqualified approval of this garment, confided, a little nervously, that she feared he might, when he came to see the bill, think it a trifle dear.
She was always susceptible to admiration, and she received so many compliments on her appearance in a new and dashing dress of pale lemon-coloured crape worn over a slip of white sarsnet, that Nell soon saw, to her relief, that she had abandoned her die-away air, and was prepared to enjoy herself.
An overheard interchange between twowomen desirous of buying black sarsnet informed LadyBuckhaven and Miss Charing that more knowledgeablepersons made a point of visiting Grafton House beforebreakfast.