sarcenet

[ sahrs-nit ]

/ ˈsɑrs nɪt /

a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.

Origin of sarcenet

1425–75; late Middle English sarsenet < Anglo-French sarzinet, probably equivalent to sarzin- Saracen + -et -et

And he saith that he hath seen the curtains of sarcenet, but how many ells they contained he knoweth not, but it was worth 40d.

Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse |Various
Mrs. Z. did not aspire to anything fanciful, but was simply attired in a plain coloured gown made of a very few yards of sarcenet.

Up the Country |Emily Eden
After the usual compliments, I gave her the two pieces of sarcenet she had commissioned me to get.

The Memoires of Casanova, Complete |Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
A thin cloth cape or mantle or spencer, lined with sarcenet silk, was frequently the only covering for the shoulders.

Sabbath in Puritan New England |Alice Morse Earle

"I've laid by a pretty piece of sarcenet of which to make you a capuchin," she said promptly.

Audrey |Mary Johnston

sarcenet

/ (ˈsɑːsnɪt) /

a fine soft silk fabric formerly from Italy and used for clothing, ribbons, etc

C15: from Old French sarzinet, from Sarrazin Saracen