sarsenet
pronunciation
How to pronounce sarsenet in British English:
UK ['sɑ:snɪt]
How to pronounce sarsenet in American English:
US ['sɑsnɪt]
Word Origin
- sarsenet (n.)
- also sarcenet, type of fine soft silk fabric, late 14c., from Anglo-French sarzinett (Old French sarrasinet), probably a diminutive (with -et) of Sarasin, Sarazin "Saracen," meaning Turkish or Arab (see Saracen). Compare Old French drap sarrasinois, Medieval Latin pannus saracenius.