sarsenet
English
Alternative forms
- sarsnet
- sarcenet
- sarconet
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman sarzinett, from Old French sarrasinet, diminutive of sarrazin (“Saracen”).
Noun
sarsenet (countable and uncountable, plural sarsenets)
- 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.[1][2]
References
- Oxford English Dictionary sarsenet, sarcenet
- sarsnet , www.mijnwoordenboek.nl
Anagrams
- Saeterns, assenter, earnests, estranes, steranes