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sarsenet

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Noun — A fine, soft silk fabric, plainly woven, now mainly used to line clothes.

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sarcenet

Etymology

Comes from Anglo-Norman sarzinett, from Old French sarrasinet, a diminutive of sarrazin (“Saracen”).

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