Satin /(?)/
Sat·in
Satin
n.
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A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface.
Cloths of gold and satins rich of hue.
Phrases & Compounds
- 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
- an Australian bower bird. Called also satin grackle.
- Satin flower
- See Honesty, 4.
- Satin spar
- A fine fibrous variety of calcite, having a pearly luster
- Satin sparrow
- 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.