satin

1. A smooth fabric, as of silk or rayon, woven with a glossy face and a dull back.
2. A garment made of this fabric.

1. Made of or covered with satin.
2. Glossy, sleek, and smooth.

[Middle English, from Old French, probably from Arabic ('aṭlas) zaytūnī, (satin) of Zaitun, from Zaytūn, probably Tsinkiang (Quanzhou), China.]

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Satin used in bedding

Structure of silk satin

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Satin is a weave that typically has a glossy surface and a dull back. It is a warp-dominated weaving technique that forms a minimum number of interlacings in a fabric. If a fabric is formed with a satin weave using filament fibers such as silk, nylon, or polyester, the corresponding fabric is termed a satin. If the yarns used are short-staple yarns such as cotton, the fabric formed is considered a sateen.

A satin-woven fabric tends to have a high luster due to the high number of floats on the fabric. Floats are missed interlacings, where the warp yarn lies on top of the weft yarn, or vice versa. The floats tend to make the fabric look glossier as well as give it a smoother surface.

Many variations can be made of the basic satin weave including a granite weave and a check weave. Satin weaves, twill weaves, and plain weaves are the three basic types of weaving by which the majority of woven products are formed.

Satin is commonly used in apparel: satin baseball jackets, athletic shorts, women's lingerie, nightgowns, and evening gowns, but also in some men's boxer shorts, shirts and neckties, interior furnishing fabrics, upholstery, and bed sheets. It is also used in the production of pointe shoes for use in ballet.

Origins

Satin originated in the Middle Ages as a term for the more lustrous types of the heavy and luxurious silk fabric samite.^[1] The name satin came from the Chinese port where Arab traders obtained it, Zaitun (now Quanzhou) in Fujian province.

See also

• Sateen

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References

1. ^ Clothing Of The Thirteenth Century, 1928 on-line text).

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - atlask
v. tr. - satinere
adj. - atlask-

Nederlands (Dutch)
satijn, satijnen

Français (French)
n. - satin
v. tr. - satiner
adj. - de satin, satiné

Deutsch (German)
n. - Satin
adj. - Satin...
v. - satinieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ύφασμα) σατέν
adj. - σατινένιος, που μοιάζει με μετάξι

Italiano (Italian)
raso, di raso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cetim (m)
adj. - acetinado

Русский (Russian)
атлас, атласный, сатинировать, глянцевать

Español (Spanish)
n. - raso, satén
v. tr. - satinar
adj. - de raso, de satén

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - satäng, siden
adj. - satäng-, siden-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
缎子, 假缎, 使光滑, 绸缎做的, 光滑的, 像缎子一般的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 緞子, 假緞
v. tr. - 使光滑
adj. - 綢緞做的, 光滑的, 像緞子一般的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 견수자, 공단, 수자
v. tr. - (벽지 등에) 수자 같은 윤을 내다
adj. - 공단으로 장식한, 매끄럽고 윤이 나는, 광택이 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - しゅす, サテン
adj. - 光沢のある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألاطلس, نسيج حريري صقيل (صفه) ساتاني, صقيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משי, אריג משי, סטין‬
v. tr. - ‮חלק כסטין‬
adj. - ‮עשה לחלק (נייר)‬

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