Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A breed of small, short-billed, domesticated pigeons related to the ‘owls.’
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One of a breed of fancy frilled pigeons allied to the owls and turbits, having the body white, the shoulders tricolored, and the tail bluish black with a large white spot on each feather.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
faux satin usually made ofsynthetic fiber or cotton.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fabric with a finish resembling satin but made partly or wholly from cotton or synthetic fiber
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Examples
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Later on, when performing, they would be entitled to a celluloid collar, satinette knickers and pumps.
The Bill-Toppers J. Andr�� Castaigne
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She couldnt come back then; no one would have spoken to her; and how very well that maize-colored satinette becomes her complexion!
II. St. Ogg’s Passes Judgment. Book VII—The Final Rescue 1917
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Various materials enter into its composition: white silk, red silk, brown silk; moreover, these materials are worked into dissimilar products: stout cloth, soft eiderdown, dainty satinette, porous felt.
The Life of the Spider Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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She couldn't come back then; no one would have spoken to her; and how very well that maize-colored satinette becomes her complexion!
The Mill on the Floss George Eliot 1849
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From the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English:
"n. One of a breed of fancy frilled pigeons allied to the owls and turbits, having the body white, the shoulders tricolored, and the tail bluish black with a large white spot on each feather."
December 3, 2018