sarcenet
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sarcenet
▶noun variant spelling of sarsenet.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sarsenet /ˈsɑːsnɪt/ (also sarcenet)
▶noun a fine, soft silk fabric.
– origin ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. sarzinett, perh. a dimin. of sarzin ‘Saracen’, suggested by OFr. drap sarrasinois ‘Saracen cloth’.
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