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Word Meanings - SATIN - Book Publishers vocabulary database
A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface. Cloths of gold and satins rich of hue. Chaucer. Denmark satin, a kind of lasting; a stout worsted stuff, woven with a satin twill, used for women's shoes. --
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A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface. Cloths of gold and satins rich of hue. Chaucer. Denmark satin, a kind of lasting; a stout worsted stuff, woven with a satin twill, used for women's shoes. -- Farmer's satin. See under Farmer. -- Satin bird , an Australian bower bird. Called also satin grackle. -- Satin flower See Honesty, 4. -- Satin spar. A fine fibrous variety of calcite, having a pearly luster. A similar variety of gypsum. -- Satin sparrow , the shining flycatcher of Tasmania and Australia. The upper surface of the male is rich blackish green with a metallic luster. -- Satin stone, satin spar. (more info) silk, L. saeta, seta, a thick, stiff hair, a bristle; or possibly
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- SMOOTHEN
To make smooth. - SATIN WEAVE
A style of weaving producing smooth-faced fabric in which the warp interlaces with the filling at points distributed over the surface. - SATINETTE
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. - SMOOTHNESS
Quality or state of being smooth. - SMOOTH
1. The act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths. Thackeray. 2. That which is smooth; the smooth part of anything. "The smooth of his neck." Gen. xxvii. 16. - SLICKENS
The pulverized matter from a quartz mill, or the lighter soil of hydraulic mines. - SMOOTH-CHINNED
Having a smooth chin; beardless. Drayton. - SMOOTHLY
In a smooth manner. - SLICKER
A waterproof coat. - SATINY
Like or composed of satin; glossy; as, to have a satiny appearance; a satiny texture. - SATIN
A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface. Cloths of gold and satins rich of hue. Chaucer. Denmark satin, a kind of lasting; a stout worsted stuff, woven with a satin twill, used for women's shoes. -- - SMOOTH-SPOKEN
Speaking smoothly; plausible; flattering; smooth-tongued. - SLICK
A wide paring chisel. - SILKEN
1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; as, silken cloth; a silken veil. 2. Fig.: Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as, silken language. "Silken terms precise." Shak. 3. Dressed in silk. "A . . . silken wanton." Shak. - SMOOTHER
One who, or that which, smooths. - SLICKING
Narrow veins of ore. (more info) 1. The act or process of smoothing. 2. pl. - SATINET
1. A thin kind of satin. 2. A kind of cloth made of cotton warp and woolen filling, used chiefly for trousers. - GLOSSY
1. Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface. 2. Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit. - SMOOTHING
fr. Smooth, v. Smoothing iron, an iron instrument with a polished face, for smoothing clothes; a sadiron; a flatiron. -- Smoothing plane, a short, finely set plane, for smoothing and finishing work. - SLICKNESS
The state or quality of being slick; smoothness; sleekness. - SUNSHINY
1. Bright with the rays of the sun; clear, warm, or pleasant; as, a sunshiny day. 2. Bright like the sun; resplendent. Flashing beams of that sunshiny shield. Spenser. 3. Beaming with good spirits; cheerful. "Her sunshiny face." Spenser. - MOONSHINY
Moonlight. I went to see them in a moonshiny night. Addison. - ISATIN
An orange-red crystalline substance, C8H5NO2, obtained by the oxidation of indigo blue. It is also produced from certain derivatives of benzoic acid, and is one important source of artificial indigo.