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Definition of Sarsnet
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of sarsenet) Oxford English Dictionary ''sarsenet, sarcenet''[ sarsnet ], www.mijnwoordenboek.nl ¹
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Definition of Sarsnet
1. sarcenet [n -S] - See also: sarcenet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sarsnet
Literary usage of Sarsnet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Yale Studies in English edited by Albert Stanburrough Cook, Yale university New Haven (1903)
"The following quotation shows that taffeta and sarsnet were used together: '
Loose jerkins of tawny taffety cut and lined with yellow sarsnet;'. ..."
2. The History of English Dramatic Poetry to the Time of Shakespeare: And by John Payne Collier (1831)
"... of which William Locke had the charge : they consisted of 36f yards of white
sarsnet, 22f yards of yellow sarsnet, 13f yards of black sarsnet, ..."
3. The History of English Dramatic Poetry to the Time of Shakespeare: And by John Payne Collier (1879)
"... of which William Locke then had the charge : they consisted of 36! yards of
white sarsnet, 22f yards of yellow sarsnet, 13f yards of black sarsnet, ..."
4. Norfolk Archaeology, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to the Antiquities of (1901)
"Itm. ij of blake sarsnet ' of [iij q"~rters crossed out and] yerd [written over]
or more ... Itm. a goode one • of yerd & more evy way • of Reed sarsnet ..."
5. Belle Assemblée: Or, Court and Fashionable Magazine; Containing Interesting (1806)
"A full dress gown, made of light blue sarsnet, trimmed round the neck with Vandyke
lace; the ends of the sleeves trimmed with the same to correspond, ..."
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