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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
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..
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— […]
[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?
Use sarsenet when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sarsenet means 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..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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— […]
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