'Satin' definitions:
Definition of 'satin'
From: WordNet
noun
A smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
Definition of 'Satin'
From: GCIDE
- Satin \Sat"in\, n. [F. satin (cf. Pg. setim), fr. It. setino, from seta silk, L. saeta, seta, a thick, stiff hair, a bristle; or possibly ultimately of Chinese origin; cf. Chin. sz-t["u]n, sz-twan. Cf. Sateen.] A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface. [1913 Webster]
- Cloths of gold and satins rich of hue. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Denmark satin, a kind of lasting; a stout worsted stuff, woven with a satin twill, used for women's shoes.
- Farmer's satin. See under Farmer.
- Satin bird (Zool.), an Australian bower bird. Called also satin grackle.
- Satin flower (Bot.) See Honesty, 4.
- Satin spar. (Min.) (a) A fine fibrous variety of calcite, having a pearly luster. (b) A similar variety of gypsum.
- Satin sparrow (Zool.), the shining flycatcher ({Myiagra nitida}) of Tasmania and Australia. The upper surface of the male is rich blackish green with a metallic luster.
- Satin stone, satin spar. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'satin'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alabaster,
- attenuate,
- attenuated,
- billiard table,
- blubber,
- bowling alley,
- bowling green,
- breeze,
- butter,
- clay,
- cushion,
- daintiness,
- dainty,
- delicacy,
- delicate,
- dough,
- down,
- downiness,
- downy,
- eiderdown,
- feather bed,
- feathers,
- filminess,
- filmy,
- fine,
- fine-drawn,
- fine-grained,
- fine-grainedness,
- fineness,
- finespun,
- flat,
- fleece,
- floss,
- flue,
- fluff,
- fluffiness,
- fluffy,
- foam,
- fuzz,
- fuzziness,
- fuzzy,
- gauzy,
- glass,
- gossamer,
- gossameriness,
- gossamery,
- ice,
- ivory,
- kapok,
- level,
- mahogany,
- marble,
- peach fuzz,
- pillow,
- plane,
- plush,
- pubescence,
- pubescent,
- pudding,
- puff,
- putty,
- refined,
- refinement,
- rubber,
- satininess,
- satiny,
- silk,
- silkiness,
- silky,
- slide,
- smooth,
- smoothness,
- softness,
- swansdown,
- tennis court,
- thin-spun,
- thistledown,
- velutinous,
- velvet,
- velvetiness,
- velvety,
- wax,
- wiredrawn,
- wool,
- zephyr