satin

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: sat=in

CIDE DICTIONARY

satin, n. [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.].

 A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface.  [1913 Webster]
"Cloths of gold and satins rich of hue."  [1913 Webster]

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.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

satin, n., adj., & v.
--n. a fabric of silk or various man-made fibres, with a glossy surface on one side produced by a twill weave with the weft-threads almost hidden.
--adj. smooth as satin.
--v.tr. (satined, satining) give a glossy surface to (paper).

Idiom

satin finish
1 a polish given to silver etc. with a metallic brush.
2 any effect resembling satin in texture produced on materials in various ways. satin paper fine glossy writing paper. satin spar a fibrous variety of gypsum. satin stitch a long straight embroidery stitch, giving the appearance of satin. satin white a white pigment of calcium sulphate and alumina.

Derivative

satinized adj. (also -ised). satiny adj.

Etymology

ME f. OF f. Arab. zaytuni of Tseutung in China

THESAURUS

satin

alabaster, attenuate, attenuated, billiard table, blubber, bowling alley, bowling green, breeze, butter, clay, cushion, daintiness, dainty, delicacy, delicate, dough, down, downiness, downy, eiderdown, feather bed, feathers, filminess, filmy, fine, fine-drawn, fine-grained, fine-grainedness, fineness, finespun, flat, fleece, floss, flue, fluff, fluffiness, fluffy, foam, fuzz, fuzziness, fuzzy, gauzy, glass, gossamer, gossameriness, gossamery, ice, ivory, kapok, level, mahogany, marble, peach fuzz, pillow, plane, plush, pubescence, pubescent, pudding, puff, putty, refined, refinement, rubber, satininess, satiny, silk, silkiness, silky, slide, smooth, smoothness, softness, swansdown, tennis court, thin-spun, thistledown, velutinous, velvet, velvetiness, velvety, wax, wiredrawn, wool, zephyr

ROGET THESAURUS

satin

Smoothness

N smoothness, polish, gloss, lubricity, lubrication, down, velvet, velure, silk, satin, velveteen, velour, velours, velumen, glass, ice, slide, bowling green, asphalt, wood pavement, flagstone, flags, roller, steam roller, lawn roller, rolling pin, rolling mill, sand paper, emery paper, emery cloth, sander, flat iron, sad iron, burnisher, turpentine and beeswax, polish, shoe polish, lapidary, lapidary, lapidarian, smooth, polished, leiodermatous, slick, velutinous, even, level, plane, sleek, glossy, silken, silky, lanate, downy, velvety, glabrous, slippery, glassy, lubricous, oily, soft, unwrinkled, smooth as glass, smooth as ice, smooth as monumental alabaster, smooth as velvet, smooth as oil, slippery as an eel, woolly, smooth as silk, slippery as coonshit on a pump handle, slippery as a greased pig.

Texture

N texture, structure (form), organization, anatomy, frame, mold, fabric, construction, framework, carcass, architecture, stratification, cleavage, substance, stuff, compages, parenchyma, constitution, staple, organism, organography, osteology, myology, splanchnology, neurology, angiography, adeology, angiography, adenography, texture, surface texture, intertexture, contexture, tissue, grain, web, surface, warp and woof, warp and weft, tooth, nap, flatness (smoothness), fineness of grain, coarseness of grain, dry goods, silk, satin, muslin, burlap, histology, structural, organic, anatomic, anatomical, textural, textile, fine grained, coarse grained, fine, delicate, subtile, gossamery, filmy, silky, satiny, coarse, homespun, rough, gritty, smooth, smooth as silk, smooth as satin.