satin
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ætɪn
[edit] Adjective
satin (not comparable)
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Superlative |
- Smooth and shiny, glossy. Particularly describing a type of paint.
[edit] Noun
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Plural |
satin (plural satins)
- A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).
[edit] Translations
cloth with a glossy surface and a dull back
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
satin m. inv.
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
A contraction of satisne.
[edit] Adverb
satin'
- introducing questions
- Satin' hoc plane?
- Isn't this plain enough?
- Satin' omnia ex sententia?
- Is every thing to your mind?
- Satin' salva sunt omnia?
- Isn't everything well?
- Satin' hoc plane?