I. noun
or sarse·net also sars·net ˈsärsnə̇t
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English sarcenet, from Anglo-French sarzinett, from Sarzin Saracen (from Late Latin Saracenus ) + -ett (from Old French -et ) — more at saracen
: a soft thin silk of oriental origin made in plain or twill weaves used since the medieval period for dresses, veilings, or trimmings
II. adjective
or sarsenet “
: like sarcenet in softness : tempered
darn(ed) and hail Columbia and goodness gracious, and suchlike sarcenet surety for one's oaths, have largely given way to their undisguised originals — J.W.Clark b. 1907