sateen
(noun) a cotton fabric with a satiny finish
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sateen (countable and uncountable, plural sateens)
A type of cotton cloth with a shiny surface and dull back, woven using the technique that, when applied to silk or nylon, results in cloth called satin.
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Source: Wiktionary
Sat*een", n. Etym: [Cf. Satin.]
Definition: A kind of dress goods made of cotton or woolen, with a glossy surface resembling satin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
