Satin
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A short encyclopedia entry defining satin as a silk fabric in satin weave, whose surface is made up entirely of parallel warp threads or parallel weft threads. It gives the word's etymology and distinguishes warp satin from weft satin. It also notes that cotton or woolen satin is called sateen.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1922
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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