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单词 senshaw
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senshawn.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Chinese. Etymon: Chinese xiànshā.
Etymology: Apparently < the Chinese (Wu) equivalent of Cantonese sin-sā and Mandarin xiànshā, former trade name of a type of silk produced in Guangzhou (18th cent. or earlier; < xiàn thread + shā gauze). N.E.D. (1912) gives the pronunciation as (senʃǭ) /ˈsɛnʃɔː/.
Obsolete.
A Chinese gauze-like silk fabric. Also attributive, as senshaw silk.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from silk > [noun] > types of > thin or light weight
sendala1225
silk chiffon1530
silk gauze1530
silk jersey1530
patola1605
China silk1614
China-crape1813
senshaw1817
tullec1818
zephyrine1820
mousseline de soie1850
lisse1852
illusion1857
sendaline1866
crêpe de chine1872
louisine1882
chameleon tulle1896
météor1908
1817 Philanthropist (Mt. Pleasant, Ohio) 5 Dec. 104/1 Senshaw, Levantine, Virginia figured and plain silks and sarsnett.
1848 S. W. Williams Middle Kingdom II. xv. 123 The common people wear pongee and senshaw, which they frequently dye in gambier to a dust or black color.
1902 Commerc. Press Eng. & Chinese Pronouncing Dict. 1442/1 Rust-coloured senshaw.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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