Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as sateen, 2.

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Examples

  • Here is one of Isis' gorgeous hand-made cloth chessboards, this one with satine ribbon, velvetine and gold braided trim.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Jan 2008

  • Here is one of Isis' gorgeous hand-made cloth chessboards, this one with satine ribbon, velvetine and gold braided trim.

    Unique at Chesstique: Chessly Gifts Jan 2008

  • It was on the ormolu base, the curved ornamented ebony commode, the bois satine and parquetry, Savonerie screen panels, the brass and red tortoiseshell inlaid Boulle marquetry.

    THE DIAMOND JULIE BAUMGOLD 2005

  • It was on the ormolu base, the curved ornamented ebony commode, the bois satine and parquetry, Savonerie screen panels, the brass and red tortoiseshell inlaid Boulle marquetry.

    THE DIAMOND JULIE BAUMGOLD 2005

  • It was on the ormolu base, the curved ornamented ebony commode, the bois satine and parquetry, Savonerie screen panels, the brass and red tortoiseshell inlaid Boulle marquetry.

    THE DIAMOND JULIE BAUMGOLD 2005

  • Our _Court_ guest also sat at a side table though he pleads guilty to "foul" means -- "that of displacing an engine-turned and satine-ed card, which had been deposited therein, as the worthy _locum tenens_ and representative of its owner."

    The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 532, February 4, 1832 Various

  • A wicker rocking-chair had a cushion of bright-colored satine firmly tied in, and matching the ribbons which were drawn through the bordering interstices of the chair.

    Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls Helen Ekin Starrett

  • In contrast to his yawning shoes and a pair of trousers the original shade of which was a matter of uncertainty, together with a black satine shirt whose color made change unnecessary, was a stylish Tyrolese hat -- green felt -- with a butterfly bow perched jauntily on one side.

    The Man from the Bitter Roots Caroline Lockhart 1916

  • She had put on an ugly figured satine kimono over her loosened clothes.

    The song of the lark 1915

  • Mrs. Lee had put on her best black satine dress -- she abominated woolen stuffs, even in winter -- and

    O Pioneers! Willa Sibert Cather 1910

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  • Aim for "satine" plus the blank in Scrabble for the maximum chance of playing a seven-letter word. See Sera's satine list.

    January 6, 2010