[sat.in] n [ME, fr. MF, prob. fr. Ar zaytuni, lit., of Zaytun, seaport in China during the Middle Ages] (14c): a fabric (as of silk) in satin weave with lustrous face and dull back
[2]satin adj (1521) 1: made of or covered with satin
2: suggestive of satin esp. in smooth lustrous appearance or sleekness to touch