sarcenet

American  

[sahrs-nit] / ˈsɑrs nɪt /

Or sarsenet,

noun

1. a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.

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sarcenet British  

/ ˈsɑːsnɪt /

noun

1. a fine soft silk fabric formerly from Italy and used for clothing, ribbons, etc

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Etymology

Origin of sarcenet

1425–75; late Middle English sarsenet < Anglo-French sarzinet, probably equivalent to sarzin- Saracen + -et -et

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

sarcenet

Such words as "blastoderm", "sindoc," "peris," "parasang," "sarcenet," "teazel," "nullah," "cantatrice," "barracan," "sistrum," writhed and hissed in her verses.

From Time Magazine Archive

Before the green sarcenet curtain which had played such a part in the affairs of the night there was a waft of airy garments.

From The ghosts of their ancestors by Mills, Weymer Jay

Stitch a piece of silk or sarcenet on a wooden frame with tacks or thread.

From One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed by Bogardus, C. A.

The crown is neatly lined with white Persian, and strings of sarcenet added.

From Exercises in Knitting by Mee, Cornelia

The skoler than taryed styll and herd the mas, trusting that whan the masse was done, that the preste wold giue hym hys typet of sarcenet.

From Shakespeare Jest-Books Reprints of the Early and Very Rare Jest-Books Supposed to Have Been Used by Shakespeare by Hazlitt, William Carew