satin

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. 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. (obsolete,slang) Gin (the drink).

Adj

Semigloss.

Verb

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

Concepts

satin

satiné

atlas

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsætɪn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.

Phrases

Satin bowerbirds nest between October and February .

Les oiseaux de bower satin nichent entre octobre et février.