sarsenet

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“No, vvhy art thou then exaſperate, thou idle, / immaterial ſkeine of ſleiue ſilke; thou greene ſacenet flap for a ſore eye, thou toſſell of a prodigalls purſe— […]”

“[H]ave not these structures some common basis from which they have⟳ all started, as your sarsnet, gauze, net, satin and velvet from the raw cocoon?”

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