SARCENET

sarcenet, sarsenet

(noun) a fine soft silk fabric often used for linings

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

sarcenet (countable and uncountable, plural sarcenets)

Alternative form of sarsenet

Anagrams

• 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



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