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Definition of Sarcenet
1. Noun. A fine soft silk fabric often used for linings.
Definition of Sarcenet
1. n. A species of fine thin silk fabric, used for linings, etc.
Definition of Sarcenet
1. Noun. (alternative form of sarsenet) ¹
2. Noun. ''Thou green '''sarcenet''' flap for a sore eye.'' — Shakespeare. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sarcenet
1. a silk fabric [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sarcenet
Literary usage of Sarcenet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, of the Reign of Henry VIII by Great Britain Public Record Office, John Sherren Brewer, Robert Henry Brodie, James Gairdner (1864)
"25 yds. blue sarcenet for the banner on the tower, half gowns, ... 4 yds.
red sarcenet for the rosier on the tower, which was delivered to the King. ..."
2. Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse by Alfred William Pollard (1903)
"And another garment, spangled, of blue satin of Bruges, and lined with green
sarcenet. Also two old short garments.paned of ..."
3. The Loseley Manuscripts: Manuscripts and Other Rare Documents, Illustrative by Alfred John Kempe (1836)
"A large garment wt ruffed sleves, con' ii ells di. of red sarcenet, ... wt one
cappe of blew satten, con' iii qr, vi8, garnished with white sarcenet, ..."
4. Publications by Musical Antiquarian Society (1842)
"The Mer- Willm Roe for taffeta sarcenet by hym delivered into cers ... sarcenet at
ix8. the ell vij ellf di; ..."
5. The Reign of Henry VIII from His Accession to the Death of Wolsey by John Sherren Brewer, James Gairdner (1884)
"Green sarcenet, for the boughs of the forest, 26 ft. long, 16 ft. broad, and 9 ft.
high, 153 yds.; lining a pavilion for the King, 42 yds.; for 12 hawthorns ..."
6. The Reign of Henry VIII from His Accession to the Death of Wolsey by John Sherren Brewer (1884)
"1 yd. of blue sarcenet for a banner in the forest. " Spent and employed on the
said four pavilions for points to stay the hoops, which points were spent, ..."
7. A History of Inventions and Discoveries: Alphabetically Arranged by Francis Sellon White (1827)
"Chaucer describes Largesse as being cloathed in a splendid robe of purple sarcenet.
SATIN. This species of silken stuff is also noticed by the v?riters of ..."
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