satin
adjective/ˈsætɪn/
/ˈsætn/
[only before noun]- having the smooth shiny appearance of satin
- The paint has a satin finish.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Arabic zaytūnī ‘of Tsinkiang’, a town in China.Definitions on the go
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