Definition of "satin" in English

noun

1. A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).

   • Ibn Batuta informs us that a rich silk texture made here was called Zaitûniya; and there can be little doubt that this is the real origin of our word Satin,—Zettani in mediæval Italian, Aceytuni in Spanish.

2. (slang, obsolete) Gin (the drink).

adjective

1. Semigloss.

   • satin paint

verb

1. (transitive) To make (paper, silver, etc.) smooth and glossy like satin.