satin — ozdic

Collocations

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ADJ.

black, colorful, fancy, light, nice, pink, red, white

She wore a fancy satin dress to the wedding last night.

VERB + SATIN

buy, composed, drop, made, paint, put, tiles, wearing

She painted the bedroom walls a soft satin finish to make it look more elegant.

SATIN + NOUN

brass, brussels, costumes, fixtures, material, medi, ribbon, sash

She wore a beautiful satin dress with brass buttons to the wedding ceremony.

PREP.

in, on, with, with

She wore a beautiful dress made with satin that shimmered under the ballroom lights.

Definitions

noun

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).

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.

2

Gin (the drink).

'This poor gal was robbed, barely left a stitch, that and the drink... mind, I likes a drop of satin – wot you'd call gin – myself. I'll say nothing against it. She ended thrown out of an upstairs winder.'

adj

1

Semigloss.

satin paint

verb

1

To make (paper, silver, etc.) smooth and glossy like satin.

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Idioms & Phrases

white satin

Gin.

What did she want with money, except now and then for a drain of white satin.

Example Bank

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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 Sp

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'This poor gal was robbed, barely left a stitch, that and the drink... mind, I likes a drop of satin – wot you'd call gin – myself. I'll say nothing against it. She ended thrown out of an upstairs win

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satin paint

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04

She was wearing a gown of satin.

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05

Mary will buy satin material for her new drapes.

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06

I've been looking for a nice satin scarf like that for aeons.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, satin is marked as obsolete, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.