Sarsenet

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, uncountable

    "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— […]"

  2. 2
    a fine soft silk fabric often used for linings wordnet

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"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— […]"

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman sarzinett, from Old French sarrasinet, diminutive of sarrazin (“Saracen”).

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