English

Adjective

satin ‎(not comparable)

1. Semi-glossy. Particularly describing a type of paint.

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Noun

satin ‎(plural satins)

1. 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).
   • 1878, Henry Yule, "Chinchew" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. V, p. 673:

     Ibn Batuta informs us that a rich silk texture made here was called Zaitûniya; and there can be little doubt that this is the real origin of our word Satin,—Zettani in mediæval Italian, Aceytuni in Spanish.

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References

1. 1 2 "satin, n. (and adj.)" in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1909.
2. ↑ E.g., Henry Yule's "Chinchew" entry for the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., 1878.
3. ↑ Kauz, Ralph. Aspects of the Maritime Silk Road, p. 145.

Anagrams

• antis, saint, Saint, stain, tians, tisan

Italian

Noun

satin m ‎(invariable)

1. satin

Synonyms

• raso; setino, zetani, zettani (obsolete)

Derived terms

• satinato

Anagrams

• santi, stani

Latin

Etymology

A contraction of satisne.

Adverb

satin

1. introducing questions

   Satin' hoc plane?

   Is this beyond all doubt?

   Satin' omnia ex sententia?

   Is everything going according to plan?

   Satin' salva sunt omnia?

   Is everything sound?

References

• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • are you in your right mind: satin (= satisne) sanus es?