satiety (satieti)

[Formerly also saciety; ta (t-)s, sufficiency, abundance, satiety, satis , enough, sufficient: see satiate , sat- isfy.] 1. Fullne ; sufficiency. [Rare.] This, of himselfe all Fulne e, all Satietie , Is then the sole Incomprehensible Deitie. Heywood, Hierarchy of Angels, p. 68. 2. A glutted or cloyed state or condition; an exce of gratification which excites loathing; gratification to the full or beyond natural desire; surfeit. Of knowledge there is no satiety , but satisfaction and appetite are perpetually interchangeable. Bacon , Advancement of Learning, i. 100. The strength of delight is in its seldomne or rarity, and sting in its satiety . Sir T. Browne, Christ. Mor., ii. 1. Thou lovest, but ne'er knew love's sad satiety . Shelley, To a Skylark. =Syn. 2. Repletion, cloyment, glut. See satisfy. satin (sat'in), n. and a. [Early mod. E. also sattin, satten; It. seta = Sp. Pg. sed a = F. soie = OHG. sida, MHG. side, G. seide = OIr. sīta ), silk, a particular use of L. seta, sæta, a bristle, stiff hair, also something made of hair, as a pencil, etc.: see seta.] I. n. A silk material of which the surface is very glo y, and the back not as lustrous as the face. The high luster of the surface is produced partly by the quality of the silk, partly by the weaving, and partly by dre ing with hot rollers. Satins are sometimes figured, and sometimes the background of a raised velvet is satin, so that the stuff may be called a satin with a velvet pattern, or more generally velvet with satin ground. Satyne, clothe of sylke. Satinum. IMG:content-0139.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-0140.png:[blocks in formation] Cuttanee satin, a satin of Indian origin, with a cotton back, strong and durable. - Denmark satin, a coarse worsted stuff with a smooth surface. - Double satin de Lyon, a satin in which both faces are satin.-Duche e satin, a satin of good quality, strong and durable, and usually in black or plain colors without pattern.- Farm er's satin, a durable material of wool, or cotton and wool, having a satin-like surface. It is used especially for linings. Satin d'Amérique, a name given to a cloth made of the fiber of the American agave or aloe. It is used especially for upholstery. - Satin de Bruges, a fabric of silk and wool, having a smooth and satin-like surface: used chiefly for upholstery. - Satin de Lyon, a kind of satin the back of which is ribbed instead of smooth. - Satin merveilleux, a twilled silk fabric with a satin finish.-Turk satin, Turk's satin, a soft silk material with a glo y surface and twilled back. It is used for men's waistcoats and women's evening shoes, and for lining fur garments. II. a. 1. Made of satin: as, a satin dre .2. Of the nature of satin; pertaining to or re This is the definition satellite (also called the satellite line ) of a given straight line, with reference to a given cubic curve in whose plane the straight line lies, is the straight line joining the three points at which the three tangents to the curve at the points of intersection of the first straight line with it again cut the curve. of Cayley (Phil. Trans., 1857, p. 416), but it has the inconvenience that according to it every satellite line has two, four, or six primaries, while each primary has but a single satellite. For this reason, it might be well to interchange the applications of primary and satellite in the theory of plane cubics. In the diagram, ABC is the satellite line. IMG:content-0141.jpg:[blocks in formation] Nodal Cubic, with Four Primary Lines and their Satellite. From its intersections with the cubic curve tangents are drawn to the latter, AD, AE, BF, BG, CH, CI. The points of tangency lie three by three on four primary FDH, DĞI, EGH, FEI. The intersections of these with the satellite line are called the satellite points . Two are near H. The others are not shown. 4. In entom ., a satellite-sphinx.- Eclipse of a satellite. See eclipse . - Satellite line, satellite point. See def. 3. IMG:content-0142.png:[blocks in formation] There was a wayward breeze, a desultory satin rustle, in the vine-leaves. The Century, XXXVIII. 894. Satin bower-bird, Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus . See cut under bower -bird.- Satin embroidery, embroidery in satin-stitch: a mere abbreviation, but frequently used.Satin figure, in textile fabrics , decoration by means of a pattern having a smooth or satiny surface relieved upon a ground without glo . - Satin jean, See jean. IMG:content-0143.png:[blocks in formation] Satiate with sweet flowers. Shelley, Pro me the us Unbound, ii. 1. Satiate with food, his heavy eyelids close; Voluptuous minions fan him to repose. Montgomery, The West Indies, iii.