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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
satin
I.noun
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■ ADJECTIVE
black
▪ Here she wears number 72, a black silk crêpe hooded sheath dress and black satin shoes.
▪ The shorts under his work pants are coal black satin covered with big white whales with red eyes.
▪ His kiss was as sensuous and seductive as black satin, sweeter than any wine.
▪ Inside the box was a black satin top hat.
blue
▪ The sofa was upholstered in yellow and blue satin, shiny and tight, finished with rolled gold cord and tassels.
▪ Each pigtail had a blue satin bow at the end of it and it all looked very pretty.
▪ They were not the shabby workmen, but were dressed in what looked like blue and white satin.
▪ The hangings of the windows are light elegant draperies of blue and white satin, tastefully finished with fringe.
▪ Wearing tunic and hose of pale blue satin lavishly ornamented with silver, he looked more angelic than ever.
red
▪ His jerkin was of red satin.
▪ Her curly hair had a cute red satin bow right in the top.
▪ Tulips like red satin which closed up - even in a vase - when it was pouring with rain.
white
▪ These were wrapped up together with a pair of white satin shoes.
▪ They were not the shabby workmen, but were dressed in what looked like blue and white satin.
▪ He had a white satin shirt, too, and a long red velvet coat.
▪ For their routine they wore white curled wigs beneath black velvet hats and white satin dresses with narrow black-edged flounces.
▪ The bridesmaids wore white satin dresses trimmed with pearls and sequins with Alice band flower trimmed head-dressed.
▪ She let the dress fall, pushing him away gently to slip out of tiny white satin briefs.
▪ Then she helped me put on my white satin dress, after which I pulled on my shoes.
▪ The hangings of the windows are light elegant draperies of blue and white satin, tastefully finished with fringe.
■ NOUN
dress
▪ The bridesmaids wore white satin dresses trimmed with pearls and sequins with Alice band flower trimmed head-dressed.
▪ Then she helped me put on my white satin dress, after which I pulled on my shoes.
ribbon
▪ At each corner, satin ribbon bows.
▪ A satin ribbon lay across her throat, provocative as if she had set it there herself.
▪ Bows can be tied in satin ribbon or in matching or contrasting fabric.
▪ Folly flew back into the tiny bathroom and tore at the wide satin ribbon which bound the base of the cellophane package.
▪ Optional trimmings For a gathered frill: lace or double-sided satin ribbon, measuring twice the perimeter of the cushion.
▪ Trousers too are cigarette slim or tapered, complete with satin ribbon down the side.
■ VERB
wear
▪ She wore peach satin camiknickers and no stockings - it was breath-taking.
▪ The bridesmaids wore white satin dresses trimmed with pearls and sequins with Alice band flower trimmed head-dressed.
▪ The woman was wearing a pink quilted satin affair, the man a woollen red-and-blue tartan job.
▪ Beneath a man's jacket the woman wore a gaudy satin slip streaked at the hem with blood.
▪ Gina is wearing a satin waistcoat in red and imperial purple with a matching skirt.
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▪ A hard little matching satin bolster tucked in at either end.
▪ Folly flew back into the tiny bathroom and tore at the wide satin ribbon which bound the base of the cellophane package.
▪ Her curly hair had a cute red satin bow right in the top.
▪ His jerkin was of red satin.
▪ It wasn't as if he could see her in the flimsy satin nightdress, was it?
▪ Long green satin curtains had been pulled to cover the tall windows.
▪ She wore peach satin camiknickers and no stockings - it was breath-taking.
▪ The gold satin curtain at the end of the cat walk parted and out stepped Paul de Levantiére.
II.adjective
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▪ He stood, and Squirt held up the silver jacket with the satin lapels and Mulcahey put his arms into it.
▪ The satin binding was nice to the finger tips.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Satin

Satin \Sat"in\, n. [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-t["u]n, 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 (Zo["o]l.), an Australian bower bird. Called also satin grackle. Satin flower (Bot.) See Honesty, 4. Satin spar. (Min.)

  1. A fine fibrous variety of calcite, having a pearly luster.

  2. A similar variety of gypsum.

    Satin sparrow (Zo["o]l.), 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.

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
satin

mid-14c., from Old French satin (14c.), perhaps from Arabic (atlas) zaytuni, literally "(satin) from Zaitun," a Chinese city, perhaps modern Quanzhou in Fukien province, southern China, a major port in the Middle Ages, with a resident community of European traders. The form of the word perhaps influenced in French by Latin seta "silk." OED finds the Arabic connection etymologically untenable and takes the French word straight from Latin. As an adjective from mid-15c.

Wiktionary
satin

a. semi#Adjective-glossy. Particularly describing a type of paint. n. 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).

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WordNet
satin

n. a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

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Wikipedia
Satin (disambiguation)

Satin is a type of woven material with a glossy surface.

Satin may also refer to:

  • Satin stitch
  • Satin finish, a type of surface finishing
  • Satin, Texas
  • Josh Satin (born 1984), American baseball player
  • Dennis Satin (born 1968), German film director and screenwriter
  • Mark Satin (born 1946), American political theorist
  • 4 Satin, a 1997 EP by Mogwai
Satin

Satin is a weave that typically has a glossy surface and a dull back. The satin weave is characterized by four or more fill or weft yarns floating over a warp yarn or vice versa, four warp yarns floating over a single weft yarn. Floats are missed interfacings, where the warp yarn lies on top of the weft in a warp-faced satin and where the weft yarn lies on top of the warp yarns in weft-faced satins. These floats explain the even sheen, as unlike in other weaves, the light reflecting is not scattered as much by the fibres, which have fewer tucks. Satin is usually a warp-faced weaving technique in which warp yarns are "floated" over weft yarns, although there are also weft-faced satins. If a fabric is formed with a satin weave using filament fibres such as silk, nylon, or polyester, the corresponding fabric is termed a satin, although some definitions insist that the fabric be made from silk. If the yarns used are short-staple yarns such as cotton, the fabric formed is considered a sateen.

A satin fabric tends to have a high luster due to the high number of floats on the fabric. Because of this it is used in making bed sheets. Many variations can be made of the basic satin weave including a granite weave and a check weave. Satin weaves, twill weaves, and plain weaves are the three basic types of weaving by which the majority of woven products are formed.

Satin is commonly used in apparel: satin baseball jackets, athletic shorts, women's lingerie, nightgowns, blouses, and evening gowns, but also in some men's boxer shorts, briefs, shirts and neckties. It is also used in the production of pointe shoes for use in ballet. Other uses include interior furnishing fabrics, upholstery, and bed sheets.

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Usage examples of "satin".

Outside stood a tiny, wispy lady of late middle years, wearing a quilted sacque of plum-coloured satin which would have been the height of alamodality some thirty years ago.

Beautiful rocky cliffs, full of caves, enclosed a little beach of colored pebbles, and then a strip of golden sand scattered over with rocks that held pools full of scarlet sea anemonies, and shells, and colored seaweeds like satin ribbon.

We went into my sitting room, which was on the front of the house, and we had a good view of my bedroom through the open sliding double doors, and there was my enormous and regal bed, the baldachin padded in red satin, and the matching red chairs, thick and inviting, scattered from bedroom to sitting room, and between the front windows of the sitting room, my computer and desk.

The huge old-fashioned, four-posted bed, overhung by a baldachin of carved wood with satin linings, occupied a deep alcove.

Her beplumed hat floated in a pool of disfiguring water, her long suede gloves lay in a ditch and her white satin wedding slippers, alas, hung by their tiny heels at the top of a tree in a neighboring township, the only tree in the entire surrounding county, put there, in all probability, to catch and hold them for her.

Countess Daru, in a gown of peacock blue satin, was sitting dreamily beside her cousin, a young civil servant by the name of Henri Beyle with a broad, plain face redeemed from the commonplace by a magnificent brow, a bright and piercing eye and a sardonic curve of the lips.

There was not a blemish anywhere on her skin, save a few bruises on her upper arms acquired, she said, from other inmates trying to steal her satins.

Purple satin kerchiefs were tied around their necks and debonair straw boaters were rakishly angled on top of their heads.

Their fully carpeted parlor was suited with a brand-new matching satin brocatelle settee and parlor chairs, their curtains were black Chantilly lace, and their walls were covered with paintings of peaceful wooded and mountain landscapes.

In their place wafted cream-colored curtains of caffoy or lace, chairs and sofas done in satins and tapestry, and live plants in pots, along with freshly cut flowers in crystal vases.

In two minutes I put on a pair of black satin breeches, and I rejoined the lady before her husband came in.

Then came lace shirts, two for men, and three for women, then lace handkerchiefs, and finally scraps of velvet, satin, shot silk, etc.

Even the flaring coral pink and incarnadine satins of the capes glistened with the lubricious tones of intimate feminine flesh and served to underscore the essentially lascivious nature of the frenzy that descended upon the tiered ranks of spectators.

Quite a stir was created when the Countess of Cawle, in full-skirted gray satin, arrived on the arm of the scandalous Lord Byron.

There was a lovely square in that villa, and Tirant had ordered them to make a pretty cenotaph there, nicely decorated with brocade and satin cloths.