satin
(noun) a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
Source: WordNet® 3.1
satin (countable and uncountable, plural satins)
A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).
satin (not comparable)
Semigloss.
satin (third-person singular simple present satins, present participle satining, simple past and past participle satined)
(transitive) To make (paper, silver, etc.) smooth and glossy like satin.
• Astin, Insta, Saint, Santi, Sinta, Tanis, Tians, antis, insta-, saint, stain, stian, tians, tisan
Source: Wiktionary
Sat"in, n. Etym: [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-tün, sz-twan. Cf. Sateen.]
Definition: 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 (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
