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satiny
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satiny, a.
Like or composed of satin; glossy; as, to have a satiny appearance; a satiny texture. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
satiny
attenuate, attenuated, buffed, burnished, cottony, dainty, delicate, downy, filmy, fine, fine-drawn, fine-grained, finespun, finished, fluffy, furbished, fuzzy, gauzy, glace, glassy, glazed, gleaming, glossy, gossamer, gossamery, lacquered, plush, plushy, polished, pubescent, refined, rubbed, satin, satinlike, sericeous, shellacked, shiny, silken, silklike, silky, sleek, slick, smooth, soft as silk, thin-spun, varnished, velutinous, velvetlike, velvety, wiredrawnROGET THESAURUS
satiny
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.For further exploring for "satiny" in Webster Dictionary Online