sarsenet noun & adjective. ['sɑ:snɪt] Also sarcenet. LME.
[Anglo-Norman sarzinett perh. dim. of sarzin SARACEN, after Old French drap sarrasinois, medieval Latin pannus saracenicus Saracen cloth: see -ET¹.]
A. noun. A fine soft silk (later cotton) fabric, now used chiefly for linings; a dress made of this. LME.
b. attrib. or as adjective.
1. Made of sarsenet. E16.

2. fig. Of speech, manners, etc.: soft, gentle. L16-E19.
■ Sir W. Scott Such sarsenet chidings as tender mothers give to spoiled children.

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