Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
satin
IPA transcription: [s'ætən]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
satin
Meaning:
a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
Usage examples
"For the rose-colored satin," he returned, complacently.
The lace was torn, the satin stained, the pearls knocked off!
Put aside that idea, says the satin wall, which itself is perfectly clean inside.
The skin, more pleasing to the eye than any satin, is milk-white in some, in others lemon-yellow.
"Do not blame me, Miss Gorgeous, if I regard you with suspicion. Many a satin ribbon has a cotton back."
No, I'd sooner have the black satin one with the dragon in red and yellow!" He looked again more closely.
'When he only snips with those scissors up in the air he snips and cuts out nothing but silk and satin', said he.
This was why Theodora North, in glistening rose-pink satin, sent him home confronting a suddenly-raised spirit of pain.
Every day she had given her a different dress, of gold brocade, velvet, or satin; yet she was neither conceited nor boastful.
Who does not perceive how laughable it is to see a lady who is clothed in satin lace, or velvet, laboriously travelling in the dust or mud.