satinette

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satinette - a fabric with a finish resembling satin but made partly or wholly from cotton or synthetic fiber

cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

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-- To one lie, first class, extra quality and size; recommended milled satinet as broadcloth......................

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It was tested and pronounced strong and of good quality, fit to be woven into sheets, gingham, stockings, satinets and shirtings, all of which had been imported from Europe.

A good yarn from days of yore

But the business principle was the same: figured silks and satins, superfine cassimeres, and merino woolens alongside negro cloth, kerseys, and cheap satinets.(40) Up in New York, Edney simultaneously devoted his manufacturing energies to making up and shipping in the same week overcoats of expensive "drab" wool - to sell for "no less than $25" - and an assortment of "negroe" pants and vests, though of a "finer" grade.