Sar′ce-net.
(Fabric.) A thin grade of silk goods used for linings, etc. Named from the Saracens. (Saracenicum, Latin. Cloth made by the Saracens.) Sarsenet.
With my wife to the new Exchange to buy her some things; where we saw some new-fashion petty-coats of sarcenett, with a black broad lace printed around the bottom and before, very handsome. — Pepys's Diary, 1662.How about balmorals?