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sarce·net | \ ˈsär-snət 
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\variants:
or sarsenet
Definition of sarcenet
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a soft silk in plain or twill weaves also : a garment made of this
sarcenet
adjectivevariants:
or sarsenet
Definition of sarcenet (Entry 2 of 2)
1 archaic : made of sarcenet
2 archaic : soft like sarcenet
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