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sateen

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sa·teen  (s-tn)
n.
A cotton fabric with a satinlike finish.
[Alteration (influenced by velveteen) of satin.]
sateen [sæˈtiːn]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a glossy linen or cotton fabric, woven in such a way that it resembles satin
[changed from satin, on the model of velveteen]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sateen - a cotton fabric with a satiny finish
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Translations
sateen [sæˈtiːn] N → satén m
sateen
n → Baumwollsatin m
sateen [sæˈtiːn] n → rasatello
sateen [sæˈtiːn] n → rasatello


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One was of snuffy colored gingham which Marilla had been tempted to buy from a peddler the preceding summer because it looked so serviceable; one was of black-and-white checkered sateen which she had picked up at a bargain counter in the winter; and one was a stiff print of an ugly blue shade which she had purchased that week at a Carmody store.
Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
A yellow dog that's spent most of his life in a cheap New York flat, sleeping in a corner on an old sateen underskirt (the one she spilled port wine on at the Lady Longshoremen's banquet), mustn't be expcctcd to perform any tricks with the art of speech.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
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