English Explanatory Dictionary

sarsenet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

sarsenet sarsenets sarsnet sarcenet sarconet

Etymology

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

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