farmer's satin

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farmer's satin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Satin \Sat"in\, n. [F. satin (cf. Pg. setim), fr. It. setino,
     from seta silk, L. saeta, seta, a thick, stiff hair, a
     bristle; or possibly ultimately of Chinese origin; cf. Chin.
     sz-t["u]n, sz-twan. Cf. Sateen.]
     A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof,
     which has a glossy surface.
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           Cloths of gold and satins rich of hue.   --Chaucer.
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     Denmark satin, a kind of lasting; a stout worsted stuff,
        woven with a satin twill, used for women's shoes.
  
     Farmer's satin. See under Farmer.
  
     Satin bird (Zool.), an Australian bower bird. Called also
        satin grackle.
  
     Satin flower (Bot.) See Honesty, 4.
  
     Satin spar. (Min.)
     (a) A fine fibrous variety of calcite, having a pearly
         luster.
     (b) A similar variety of gypsum.
  
     Satin sparrow (Zool.), the shining flycatcher (Myiagra  nitida
        ) of Tasmania and Australia. The upper surface of
        the male is rich blackish green with a metallic luster.
  
     Satin stone, satin spar.
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  Italian \I*tal"ian\, a. [Cf. F. italien, It. italiano. Cf.
     Italic.]
     Of or pertaining to Italy, or to its people or language.
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     Italian cloth a light material of cotton and worsted; --
        called also farmer's satin.
  
     Italian iron, a heater for fluting frills.
  
     Italian juice, Calabrian liquorice.
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  Farmer \Farm"er\ (f[aum]rm"[~e]r), n. [Cf. F. fermier.]
     One who farms; as:
     (a) One who hires and cultivates a farm; a cultivator of
         leased ground; a tenant. --Smart.
     (b) One who is devoted to the tillage of the soil; one who
         cultivates a farm; an agriculturist; a husbandman.
     (c) One who takes taxes, customs, excise, or other duties, to
         collect, either paying a fixed annuual rent for the
         privilege; as, a farmer of the revenues.
     (d) (Mining) The lord of the field, or one who farms the lot
         and cope of the crown.
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     Farmer-general [F. fermier-general], one to whom the right
        of levying certain taxes, in a particular district, was
        farmed out, under the former French monarchy, for a given
        sum paid down.
  
     Farmers' satin, a light material of cotton and worsted,
        used for coat linings. --McElrath.
  
     The king's farmer (O. Eng. Law), one to whom the collection
        of a royal revenue was farmed out. --Burrill.
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