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satin
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2009
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sat·in
/ ˈsatn/
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n.
a smooth, glossy fabric, typically of silk, produced by a weave in which the threads of the warp are caught and looped by the weft only at certain intervals.
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[as adj.]
denoting or having a surface or finish resembling this fabric, produced on metal or other material:
an aluminum alloy with a black satin finish.
DERIVATIVES:
sat·in·y
adj.
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Satin's `Books': No Silk Purses
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/9/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...his followers is sculptor Clare Jeanine Satin, 42 of whose works are on display in the...National Museum of Women in the Arts. What Satin makes, mainly, is unreadable books...judgment but a literal description. Many of Satin's one-of- a-kind "books" are made...
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Silk-satin _ plush and perfect.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...our first taste of silk-satin's newfound place in millennium...and Ralph Lauren featured satin dresses on the runway with bomber jackets. Silk-satins in bold yellows, oranges...Last winter, we saw silk-satin in sportswear. Gucci wowed...
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 "The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)")
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Silk-satin _ plush and perfect.
Newspaper article from: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 9/29/2003; 700+ words
; ...our first taste of silk-satin's newfound place in millennium...and Ralph Lauren featured satin dresses on the runway with bomber jackets. Silk-satins in bold yellows, oranges...Last winter, we saw silk-satin in sportswear. Gucci wowed...
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Smooth finish: satin nickel scores in auto and other applications.
Magazine article from: Products Finishing; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; A satin nickel finish is any nickel plate that has...S. patent title containing the term "satin nickel" dates to 1964. A key to producing...reproducible textured finish. By the early 1970s, satin nickel plating had found acceptance as an...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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THE PERFECT SWING H.-W.'S SATIN WORKS TO BECOME ONE OF THE BEST.(Sports)(Statistical Data Included)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 3/19/2002; 700+ words
; ...Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Josh Satin has added incentive to get as many hits...home, his batting time will be limited. Satin used to have a batting cage in his back...a tee. ``I had to take it down,'' Satin said of the batting cage. ``The neighbors...
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Plush sophistication,: Designers rediscover the luxurious beauty of silk satin
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 11/2/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...got our first taste of silk satin's newfound place in millennium...and Ralph Lauren featured satin dresses on the runway with bomber jackets. Silk satins in bold yellows, oranges...Last winter, we saw silk satin in sportswear. Gucci wowed...
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ONEIDA TAKES A SHINE TO SATIN, POLISHES CRYSTALS.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network; 5/1/2000; 700+ words
; NEW YORK-Oneida is showing satin versions of many of its popular flatware lines...preference for this look. Several of the new satin introductions are in its housewares stainless line. Satin Amadeus' delicate flower pattern will remain...
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Gillette Introduces Satin Care for Women Shave Gel; The First and Only Non-Soap-Based Moisturizing Shave Gel Available.
Business Wire; 12/13/1994; 700+ words
; ...today the launch of its innovative Gillette Satin Care for Women Shave Gel, the first non...for women. The introduction of Gillette Satin Care for Women reinforces the Company...choice for shaving, as soap can dry skin. Satin Care Shave Gel, on the other hand, keeps...
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Speck Ships New SeeThru and SeeThru Satin Hard Shell Cases Updated to Fit Apple's Newest MacBook and MacBook Pro Notebooks.
Newspaper article from: Electronics Newsweekly; 8/5/2009; 700+ words
; ...popular SeeThru and soft-touch SeeThru Satin hard shell cases to address recent Apple...speckproducts.com/content/seethru-satin-for-macbook and http://www.speckproducts...category, the new SeeThru and SeeThru Satin are compatible with both the previous aluminum...
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Satin Dolls
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/29/1995; ; 423 words
; Satin is sexy in a blond wood boudoir 1937 cigarette...of those airy stampedes that are fashion, satin is for day. Bias-cut skirts, tennis dresses...black dress in any other fabric, except that satin doesn't do "little" very well. Satin...
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satin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
satin lustrous silk in which the filling...nothing shows but the warp. Satin was first woven by the ancient...Romans. In the Middle Ages satin, known as zatoni (from the...carried westward, splendid satins were woven in Genoa and Florence...
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satin spar
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
satin spar See GYPSUM .
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Tuxedo
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...investment. Tuxedo jackets often include satin on the lapels that are attached to the...trousers except that they generally have a satin or ribbon stripe sewn over the outside...is a bit dressier, the lapel includes satin and a decorative stripe is sewn onto the...
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Claudel, Paul-Louis-Charles-Marie
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
...Claudel's masterpiece, Le Soulier de satin ; ou , Le Pire n'est pas toujours s...Christophe Colomb in 1953, and Le Soulier de satin again in 1965. All three productions were...seen in New York in 1957 in Le Soulier de satin , which, as The Satin Slipper ; or , The...
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Sitbon, Martine
Book article from: Contemporary Fashion
...was tempered by the cool shine of slim satin trousers, abbreviated skirts, and elongated...bondage motifs with fluid chocolate-brown satin and organza skirts, and raised her already...crossing up the leg or with stringy leather or satin chokers. Her attention to detail inspires...
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