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satiny, a.|ˈsætɪnɪ|
[f. satin n. + -y.]
Resembling satin in smoothness, gloss, or polish.
1786Abercrombie Arrangem. 82 in Gard. Assist., Its moon shape, sattiny pellucid seed-pods. 1819G. Samouelle Entomol. Compend. 423 Geometra subsericeata. The satiny Wave [moth]. 1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 45 They have the appearance of thin satiny paper. 1839Lady Lytton Cheveley (ed. 2) I. iii. 57 Her hair of that rich sattiny [sic], nameless brown, like a hazel-nut. 1862Miller Elem. Chem. (ed. 2) III. 264 Melissin..crystallizes..in satiny crystals. 1882Garden 11 Feb. 91/1 This variety bears flowers of a satiny crimson-blush colour. |