sarsenet

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sarsenet

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From Anglo-Norman sarzinett, from Old French sarrasinet, diminutive of sarrazin (“Saracen”).

noun sarsenets · sarsnet · sarcenet · sarconet

countable, uncountable A very fine and soft silk ribbon woven in a plain weave with a fine warp and higher density weft, now chiefly used for linings. No, vvhy art thou then exaſperate, thou idle, / immaterial ſkeine of ſleiue ſilke; thou greene ſacenet flap for a ſore eye, thou toſſell of a prodigalls purſe— […]

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@misc{sarsenet_2026,
  title = {sarsenet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sarsenet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}