Look at other dictionaries:
Sateen — is a cotton fabric with a satin like finish, often found in bed sheets.Sateen is usually made of cotton, or sometimes rayon. Better qualities are mercerized to give a higher sheen. Some are only calendered to produce the sheen but this disappears … Wikipedia
Sateen — Sat*een , n. [Cf. {Satin}.] A kind of dress goods made of cotton or woolen, with a glossy surface resembling satin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sateen — glossy cloth resembling satin, 1878, variant of SATIN (Cf. satin) (q.v.), perhaps influenced by VELVETEEN (Cf. velveteen) (q.v.), where the ending is a variant of ine … Etymology dictionary
Sateen — An all cotton cloth, largely made in Nelson and district, principally in 30 in. to 32 in., 90 yards, 72 reed, 36 s/38 s yarns, and picks varying from 88 to 130 or more per inch. The 5 end satin weave is used with weft face. A good twist is… … Dictionary of the English textile terms
sateen — ► NOUN ▪ a cotton fabric woven like satin with a glossy surface. ORIGIN alteration of SATIN(Cf. ↑satiny) … English terms dictionary
sateen — [sa tēn′, sətēn′] n. [< SATIN, modeled on VELVETEEN] a smooth, glossy cloth, as of cotton, made to imitate satin … English World dictionary
sateen — noun Etymology: alteration of satin Date: circa 1878 a smooth durable lustrous fabric usually made of cotton in satin weave … New Collegiate Dictionary
sateen — /sa teen /, n. a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face. [1875 80; var. of SATIN, by assoc. with velveteen] * * * … Universalium
sateen — noun 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 … Wiktionary
sateen — see SATIN … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
