ardassine

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noun

A kind of fine Persian silk.

“Her cymar was of ardassine, / Fire red from throat to hem — Helen Hay Whitney.”

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Meanings

nounardassine (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableA kind of fine Persian silk.

    Her cymar was of ardassine, / Fire red from throat to hem — Helen Hay Whitney.

Origin

From ardass + -ine.

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APA

ardassine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ardassine

MLA

“ardassine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ardassine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ardassine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ardassine.

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