SARSENET

sarcenet, sarsenet

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sarsenet (countable and uncountable, plural sarsenets)

A very fine and soft silk ribbon woven in a plain weave with a fine warp and higher density weft. Now chiefly used for linings.

Anagrams

• Saeterns, assenter, earnests, estranes, steranes

Source: Wiktionary


Sarse"net, n.

Definition: See Sarcenet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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