sarcenet, sarsanet (adj.)
of thin silk, light, flimsy
1H4 III.i.245[Hotspur to Lady Percy] you ... givest such sarcenet surety for thy oaths
TC V.i.28[Thersites to Patroclus] thou green sarcenet flap for a sore eye [F sarsenet; Q sacenet]
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