ETYM Cf. Satin.
Glossy cotton or wool.
A cotton fabric with a satiny finish.
Smooth fabric, similar to satin, but weft-faced, cheaper, and sometimes softer to handle. Cotton sateen is used for curtain linings. Heavier-weight sateens are sometimes printed.

ETYM French satin (cf. Portu. setim), from Italian setino, from seta silk, Latin saeta, seta, a thick, stiff hair, a bristle; or possibly ultimately of Chinese origin; cf. Chin. sz-tün, sz-twan. Related to Sateen.
Very smooth, usually shiny, warp-faced woven textile. It can be made from any fiber; the degree of luster depends on the fiber and the length of each warp float passing over the weft.
Satins have been used in dress and grand furnishings since the Renaissance.
A smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back. + prikaži više