sarcenet

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Noun

sarcenet (countable and uncountable, plural sarcenets)

  1. Alternative form of sarsenet
    • c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
      Thou green sarcenet flap for a sore eye.
    • 1761, Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman:
      There is one exception however in this case, and that is, when you are so fortunate a fellow, as to have had your jerkin made of a gum-taffeta, and the body-lining to it, of a sarcenet or thin persian.

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