satin
IPA: sˈætʌn
noun
- 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).
verb
- (transitive) To make (paper, silver, etc.) smooth and glossy like satin.
adjective
- Semigloss.
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Examples of "satin" in Sentences
- Third one was a customized Colt Combat Commander in satin nickel.
- It has a linen-look pink cardstock cover, and it is tied in satin ribbon.
- I'm sure somewhere on this planet disco satin is still in fashion, but not here.
- His feet were trapped in satin, he was all trussed up in tulle -- still, we felt his joy.
- A girl in satin slips and falls on her bottom, takes the dark hand proffered to her and comes up jiving.
- You will have to put loops on the sides of the dress if you want to secure the sash, as satin is slippery.
- A body kit including side skirts, rear diffuser and spoiler complete the body modifications and the whole thing's painted in satin while pearl with translucent blue logos and badging.
- "Roman satin" and what is called "_satin de luxe_" (perhaps because it is not so luxurious as it pretends to be) are effective ground-stuffs easy to work upon; but there is an odour of pretence about satin-faced cotton.
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