Satin

sat′in, n. a closely woven silk with a lustrous and unbroken surface, sometimes figured.— adj. made of satin: resembling satin.— v.t. to make smooth and glo y like satin.— ns. Sat′in-bird , the satin bower-bird; Sat′in-car′pet , a particular kind of moth; Sat′in-dam′ask , a satin with an elaborate flower or arabesque pattern, sometimes raised in velvet pile; Sat′in-de-laine′ , a thin glo y woollen fabric, a variety of ca imere; Sat′inet , a thin species of satin: a cloth with a cotton warp and woollen weft; Sat′inet-loom , a loom used for heavy goods, as twills, satinets, .; Sat′in-fin′ish , a finish resembling satin: a lustrous finish produced on silver by the scratch-brush, by the proce called Satining ; Sat′ining-machine′ , a machine for giving a smooth surface to paper; Sat′in-leaf , the common alum-root; Sat′in-li e , a cotton dre -fabric with satiny surface, usually printed with delicate patterns; Sat′in-pā′per , a fine, glo y writing-paper; Sat′in-sheet′ing , twilled cotton fabric with a satin surface; Sat′in-spar , a variety of calcite with a pearly lustre when polished; Sat′in-sparr′ow , an Australian fly-catcher; Sat′in-stitch , an embroidery stitch, flat or raised, repeated in parallel lines, giving a satiny appearance and making both sides alike; Sat′in-stone , a fibrous gypsum used by lapidaries; Sat′inwood , a beautiful ornamental wood from East and West Indies, having a smooth, satiny texture.— adj. Sat′iny , like, or composed of, satin. [Fr. satin (It. setino )—Low. L. set in us , adj.—L. seta , hair.]