 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
satin
noun: a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a
dull back
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
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-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.)
(a) A fine fibrous variety of calcite, having a pearly
luster.
(b) 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.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
85 Moby Thesaurus words for "satin":
alabaster, attenuate, attenuated, billiard table, blubber,
bowling alley, bowling green, breeze, butter, clay, cushion,
daintiness, dainty, delicacy, delicate, dough, down, downiness,
downy, eiderdown, feather bed, feathers, filminess, filmy, fine,
fine-drawn, fine-grained, fine-grainedness, fineness, finespun,
flat, fleece, floss, flue, fluff, fluffiness, fluffy, foam, fuzz,
fuzziness, fuzzy, gauzy, glass, gossamer, gossameriness, gossamery,
ice, ivory, kapok, level, mahogany, marble, peach fuzz, pillow,
plane, plush, pubescence, pubescent, pudding, puff, putty, refined,
refinement, rubber, satininess, satiny, silk, silkiness, silky,
slide, smooth, smoothness, softness, swansdown, tennis court,
thin-spun, thistledown, velutinous, velvet, velvetiness, velvety,
wax, wiredrawn, wool, zephyr
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