Sarsenet

Quick meaning: Sarsenet is a noun meaning 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.

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

[H]ave not these structures some common basis from which they have all started, as your sarsnet, gauze, net, satin and velvet from the raw cocoon?

No, vvhy art thou then exaſperate, thou idle, / immaterial ſkeine of ſleiue ſilke; thou greene ſacenet flap for a ſore eye, thou toſſell of a prodigalls purſe— […]

Word Forms

• sarsenets
• sarsnet
• sarcenet
• sarconet

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include silk, kerseymere, sennit, aeolian, louisine, tinsel.

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