The Collaborative International Dictionary
Satinette \Sat`i*nette"\, n. One of a breed of fancy frilled pigeons allied to the owls and turbits, having the body white, the shoulders tricolored, and the tail bluish black with a large white spot on each feather.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also satinet, 1703, from French satinet, diminutive of satin (see satin). So called because it was thought to resemble satin.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A faux satin usually made of synthetic fiber or cotton. 2 One of a breed of fancy frilled pigeons allied to the owls and turbits, having a white body, tricolored shoulders, and bluish-black tail with a large white spot on each feather.
Wikipedia
Satinette may refer to:
- Satinet, a finely woven fabric
- a variation of the Oriental Frill, a breed of fancy pigeons
Usage examples of "satinette".
Jefferson was dressed neatly but casually, as befitted his democratic code, in corduroy breeches, a scarlet embroidered waistcoat, and comfortable satinette shoes.
Prefecture of Police, of squalid little offices that stank, of greasy insolent clerks with satinette sleeves, sitting on round leather pads in underclothes that were never changed, a filthy cigarette butt glued to an unshaven lip, exhaling a reek of black broken teeth and stale coffee warmed up with rum.
In one corner was a fiddler, and on the veille, flourished for the occasion with satinettes and fern, sat two centeniers and the prevot, singing an old song in the patois of three parishes.