different between crepe vs satin
crepe
English
Alternative forms
- crêpe
Etymology
From French crêpe, from Latin crispus. Doublet of crisp.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /k?e?p/, /k??p/
- (UK) IPA(key): /k??p/
Noun
crepe (countable and uncountable, plural crepes)
- A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
- A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.
- Crepe paper; thin, crinkled tissue paper.
- Rubber in sheets, used especially for shoe soles.
- The policeman wore crepe-soled shoes.
- (Ireland) A death notice printed on white card with a background of black crepe paper or cloth, placed on the door of a residence or business.
Synonyms
- (fabric): crape
- (thin pancake): French pancake
- (rubber): crepe rubber
Translations
Verb
crepe (third-person singular simple present crepes, present participle creping, simple past and past participle creped)
- (transitive) To crease (paper) in such a way to make it look like crepe paper
- (transitive) To frizz (the hair).
Translations
Anagrams
- CREEP, Perce, Percé, creep, perce
Italian
Noun
crepe f
- plural of crepa
Anagrams
- prece
Middle English
Verb
crepe
- Alternative form of crepen
Portuguese
Etymology
From French crêpe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k??pe/, /?k??pi/
Noun
crepe m (plural crepes)
- crepe, crêpe
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satin
English
Etymology
From French satin, which is derived from "Zaitun", the Arabic name for the Chinese city of Quanzhou, itself derived from Arabic ????????? (zayt?n, “Zayton; olive”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sæt?n/
- Rhymes: -æt?n
Noun
satin (countable and uncountable, plural satins)
- 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).
- 1878, Henry Yule, "Chinchew" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. V, p. 673:
- 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.
- 1878, Henry Yule, "Chinchew" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. V, p. 673:
Derived terms
Related terms
- sateen
Translations
Adjective
satin (not comparable)
- Semigloss.
Translations
Verb
satin (third-person singular simple present satins, present participle satining, simple past and past participle satined)
- (transitive) To make (paper, silver, etc.) smooth and glossy like satin.
Further reading
- satin at OneLook Dictionary Search
References
Anagrams
- Astin, Insta, Saint, Santi, Sinta, Tanis, Tians, antis, insta-, saint, stain, stian, tians, tisan
Cebuano
Etymology
From English satin, from Old French satin, from Italian setino, probably via unattested Late Latin s?t?nus (“silken [cloth]”), from Latin s?t?.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sa?tin
Noun
satin
- satin
Italian
Noun
satin m (invariable)
- satin
- Synonyms: raso, setino, zetani, (obsolete) zettani
Derived terms
- satinato
Anagrams
- santi, stani
Latin
Etymology
Contraction of satisne.
Adverb
satin (not comparable)
- introducing questions
References
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
Romanian
Etymology
From French satin.
Noun
satin n (uncountable)
- satin
Declension
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