sarcenet, sarsenet
(noun) a fine soft silk fabric often used for linings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sarcenet (countable and uncountable, plural sarcenets)
Alternative form of sarsenet
• centares, crenates, enacters, re-enacts, reascent, reenacts, trecenas
Source: Wiktionary
Sarce"net, n. Etym: [OF. sacenet; cf. LL. saracenium cloth made by Saracens. See Saracen.]
Definition: A species of fine thin silk fabric, used for linings, etc. [Written also sarsenet.] Thou green sarcenet flap for a sore eye. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 February 2025
(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
