Definitions for satin

satin sat·in

Spelling: [sat-n]
IPA: /ˈsæt n/

Satin is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 86 anagrams from letters in satin (ainst).

Definitions for satin

noun

  1. a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
  2. satin weave.
  3. a dress or other garment of satin:

adjective

  1. of or like satin; smooth; glossy.
  2. made of or covered or decorated with satin:

Origin of satin

1325-75; Middle English satyn(e) Middle French satin, probably Arabic (aṭlas) zaytūnī (satin) of Zaitun a city in China where the cloth was made, probably Tsinkiang

Examples for satin

There were satin dresses, cascading trench coats, and an array of perfectly tailored trousers.

I still remember the feel and appeal of the satin edging on a cheap blue blanket that somehow came to me as a kid.

The pale blue lining of the brim of her satin hat perfectly matched the flowers on her jacket.

He was a chestnut horse, with a coat that shone like satin, and not a white hair about him.

One's knee struck a sword, or one's foot touched a satin train, at every step.

The gown by couturier Helen Rose is made of 25 yards of satin and took a fifteen-person team almost three months to fashion.

There were other and still other banners, in velvet or in satin, balanced at the end of gilded batons.

But “time and patience,” says the Eastern proverb, “change the mulberry leaf to satin.”

The front of the skirt and of the sleeves are elaborately trimmed with puffings of satin.

That meant liquid embroidered metallics, satin lace-up skirts – and even a tweed bikini.

Word Value for satin
Scrable

5

Words with friends

6

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