satin

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).
2. (countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable) Gin (the drink).

Adj

Semigloss.

Verb

To make (paper, silver, etc.) smooth and glossy like satin.

Conceptes

setí

Sinònims

sateen

atlas

satiny

silk

twills

Traduccions

Satin

satin

raso

satén

satin

satijn

σατέν

cetim

اطلس

raso

Atlas

atlas

satiniere

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsætɪn/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb àrab: زَيْتُون

In summary

From French satin, which is derived from "Zaitun", the Arabic name for the Chinese city of Quanzhou, itself derived from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn, “Zayton; olive”), from phono-semantic matching from Chinese 刺桐 (MC tshjeH duwng, “coral tree”) in 刺桐城 (MC tshjeH duwng dzyeng, “coral tree town”), an old name for Quanzhou.

Frases

Satin bowerbirds nest between October and February .