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Definition of Sarsenet
1. Noun. A fine soft silk fabric often used for linings.
Definition of Sarsenet
1. n. See Sarcenet.
Definition of Sarsenet
1. Noun. 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.Oxford English Dictionary ''sarsenet, sarcenet''[ sarsnet ], www.mijnwoordenboek.nl ¹
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Definition of Sarsenet
1. sarcenet [n -S] - See also: sarcenet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sarsenet
Literary usage of Sarsenet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Useful Arts Employed in the Production of Clothing (1851)
"Norwich shawls have within a few years risen to great celebrity: they are composed
of silk mixed either with cotton or with worsted. Persian, sarsenet ..."
2. Archaeologia Cantiana by Kent Archaeological Society (1883)
"Item iij courtens of grene and yelow sarsenet in the chamber next the tame Item
iij courtens of ... Item iij courtens of sarsenet of yelow and blew in the ..."
3. A Catalogue of Westminster Records Deposited at the Town Hall, Caxton Street by John Edward Smith, Westminster (London, England) (1900)
"... sarsenet for Good Friday gold and xxiiij ... blak sarsenet Item ij white ...
of Crist and one sarsenet ..."
4. Surrey Archaeological Collections: Relating to the History and Antiquities by Surrey Archaeological Society (1869)
"Item a crosse cloth of grene sarsenet with an ymage of our lady. ... Item a
vestment of blake sarsenet with all thinges therto belonging. ..."
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