satin

Meaning

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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsætɪn/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Satin bowerbirds nest between October and February .