satin

(Inglese)

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.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈsætɪn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine arabo: 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.

Concetti

raso

satin

sinonimi

sateen

atlas

satiny

silk

twills

Frasi

Satin bowerbirds nest between October and February .

I bowerbirds di raso nido tra ottobre e febbraio.