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white satin

white satin

2 3.4
A smooth, shiny cloth in pure white used for elegant clothes or decorations
  • noun
translation icon : satin blanco
  • He carefully placed the ring on a white satin pillow during the ceremony.
  • white satin dress
  • white satin gown
  • wearing white satin

But the only issue I have with it it's that it's satin, which I cannot have a white satin bag.

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Examples

  • The lid's interior was upholstered in white satin.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The material was light and transparent, so she wore a white satin shift beneath it.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • "You still got a thing about white satin sheets."

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Wore a black velvet suit and a white satin shirt.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • She had a white satin dress with flounces on it.

    Double Indemnity (1944)

  • Stragen was once again dressed in his favorite white satin doublet.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Her white satin dress was ruined, her trayful of oranges scattered and lost in the garbage.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Rosemary looked magnificent, with her blond hair swept up in a jeweled comb, a white satin blouse, a tight black skirt, and those long slim legs.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Florian himself, astonished at the myriad of emotions that were nearly choking him, gave away the bride, who was radiant in a white satin gown and carried a bouquet of white roses.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • She wore a stunning white satin gown to the elegant gala.

Synonyms

satin
vswhite satin
41 3.2

A smooth, shiny fabric often made from silk or man-made thread

is specifically pure white and used for elegant clothing and decorations
satinet
vswhite satin
1 9.9

A cloth that looks shiny like satin but is made from cotton or man-made fiber

is the shiny smooth textile chosen for pure white elegant items
lutestring
vswhite satin
  • Archaic
9.9

A glossy silk fabric used for ribbons or dresses

is similar but stresses pure white and formal decorative use
satinette
vswhite satin
9.1

A smooth shiny cloth like satin made from cotton or man-made fibers

is the shiny smooth textile defined by pure white and formal use

How Shiny

glossy
34 2.6
white satin
2 3.4
matte
  • US
14 5.3

Surface Forms

white satin singular
white satins plural

Morphology

white + satin

The phrase 'white satin' is a straightforward adjective + noun composition where the color 'white' simply modifies the noun 'satin' (a lustrous cloth), so the combined meaning is directly predictable from the constituents. This kind of modifier+head noun structure is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

White satin names a smooth, shiny cloth: white is the color and satin is the glossy fabric. The word satin may come from an old Chinese port that first sent this shiny cloth to Europe, and because of its bright, smooth look white satin now means a fabric used for 'elegant' clothes and decorations.