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sarsenet

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sarsenet [ˈsɑːsnɪt]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a variant spelling of sarcenet
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Noun1.sarsenet - a fine soft silk fabric often used for linings
sarcenet
silk - a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
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Indeed, possessions can take on their own complex emotional lives, as when she considers adding black ribbon to adapt her lilac sarsenet for mourning: "With this addition it will be a very useful gown, happy to go anywhere" (6 March 1814).
"To be above vulgar economy": thrifty measures in Jane Austen's ... by Ford, Susan Allen / Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal
In her previous letter to Cassandra, she also speaks of trimming her gown: "I have determined to trim my lilac sarsenet [a fine, smooth material] with black sattin (sic) ribbon.
James Stanier Clarke's portrait of Jane Austen by Ray, Joan Klingel; Wheeler, Richard James / Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal
 
 
 
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