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sateen

  • /səˈtiːn/

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A 19th century variant of satin, perhaps influenced by velveteen.

noun sateens

  1. countable, uncountable A type of cotton cloth with a shiny surface and dull back, woven using the technique that, when applied to silk or nylon, results in cloth called satin. The elaboration of her sateen costume (somewhat dirty and torn now) showed that she was an optimate.

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noun a type of shiny cotton cloth

Españolsatén
日本語綿繻子 menjyusu, 毛繻子 kejyusu
中文棉緞 /棉缎 miánduàn

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"sateen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sateen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

sateen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sateen

Chicago

"sateen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sateen.

BibTeX
@misc{sateen_2026,
  title = {sateen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sateen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}