sarcenet

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A form of sarsenet — A very fine and soft silk ribbon woven in a plain weave with a fine warp and higher density weft, now chiefly used for linings.

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Meanings

nounsarcenet (countable and uncountable, plural sarcenets)

plural sarcenets

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of sarsenet.

    There is one exception however in this case, and that is, when you are so fortunate a fellow, as to have had your jerkin made of a gum-taffeta, and the body-lining to it, of a sarcenet or thin persian.

    1759–1767, [Laurence Sterne], The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume (please specify |volume=I to IX), London: […] T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, […]

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna fine soft silk fabric often used for linings

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silk
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

sarcenet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarcenet

MLA

“sarcenet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarcenet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sarcenet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarcenet.

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