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Satin(e, n. Also: satt-, sath-; sait(t)-, set(t)-, seat(t)-; saut-, salt- and -(e)ing(e, -en(e, -ein(e, -(e)yn(e, -aine, -on, -oune. [ME and e.m.E. satyn(e (c1369), sat(t)en (c1400), sathan (c1460), sateyn (1506), etc., OF zatin, satin (1351 and 1387 in Larousse).]

1. Satin.The forms in salt- occur only in 1580 Aberd. B. Rec. II 36.For many further examples, see Birge n., Brochit ppl. adj.¹, Cram(m)asy adj. and n. and Cram(m)esyn(e adj. and n.; Damas n. and Dames n.; Figuré; Pirn n. 1 e, and Pirnit p.p. and ppl. adj. (n.); and the Indexes to the various vols. of Treas. Acc.(1) 1373 Exch. R. II 440.
In empcione tresdecim vlnarum de satyne 1436 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II 147.
Vnum vestimentum de rede satyne 1473 Treas. Acc. I 15.
For ij½ elne of sating … to be a doublat to the king Ib. 74.
Satyne 1483 Acta Aud. 112*/1.
Twa tippatis of silk ane blak satyn lynyt with grece c1500 Coll. St. Salvator 153.
[A cope] of red satyn with I and K of gold 1501–2 Cal. Doc. IV 336.
Black satin 1507–8 Rentale Dunkeld. (SHS) 249.
[3 ells] satyn 1508 Treas. Acc. IV 117.
Grene satin 1510 Stirlings of Keir 293.
A chesabill of auld grene satene 1516 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 70.
Ane pece of tanne satene of Rouans [ed. Romans] 1526 Treas. Acc. V 274.
Satyne 1531 Ib. 416.
Gray sateyn 1538 Ib. VII 109.
Quhite railȝeit sating 1539 Ib. 155.
For thre quarteris of reid Darnyk sating 1548–9 Ib. IX 279.
Sating 1548 Thomson A Collection of Inventories (1815) 78.
Ane nycht goun of blak sating railya c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 386.
His hors was bairdit full richelie Couerit with satyne cramesie 15.. Clar. ii 734.
Of satine greine all of ane leveray 1559 Edinb. B. Rec. III 43.
Ane paill of reid saten with ane kaip of clayth of gold 1567 Misc. Maitl. C. III 186.
Half elle of incarnatt satin 1575 Edinb. Test. III 362.
Muttoun gluiffis pasmentit lynit with satyne & taffeteis price of the pair iij s. a1578 Pitsc. I 368/6.
Claith of gould welwete sataine and dameis 1596 Montgomery Mem. II 235.
Crammasie sating 1612 Bk. Rates (Halyb.) 327.
All vther satyne of the lyke making, out of grayne 1615–16 Glasg. Univ. Mun. III 567.
Ane quarter [etc.] … of rid satein to cover the kingis buik, xl s. the ell 1620 Edinb. Test. L 284b.
Ane pair of breikis and doublit of minnome sateine 1643 Funeral Acc. in Berw. Doc. 1 May.
And mort claithe with the armes and mort heidis … all on sateine 1644 Acts VI i 76/2.(b) 1490 Treas. Acc. I 143.
For fowre elne of blak sattin to be [etc.] 1495 Halyb. 22.
A stek sattyn cost [etc.] 1525 Treas. Acc. V 253.
For … armasyn sattin to be ane hogton for the king 1546 Elgin Rec. I 88.
Ane govne of gray satting 1635 Black Bk. Taymouth xxii.
For vii ells of fyne grein Jenua sattin 1648 Thanes of Cawdor 307.
Isabella sattin 1672 Acts VIII 72/1.
Any cloathing … of velvet sattin or vther stuffs of silke(c) 1505 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. II 114.
Sathyne 1519–20 Stirling B. Rec. I 2.
Ane doublat of gray sathing(d) 1588 St. A. Test. II 97.
Ane purs of saiting price thairof x s. 1603 Reg. Privy C. VI 576.
Ane coverlet of ane burd of reid weluot upon quhyt saitting 1613 Edinb. B. Rec. VI 362.
Half ell half quarter saitten to be ane picadell 1627 Brechin Test. IV 291b.
Ane gowne … with lapis of saittinge(e) 1556 Dundee B. Ct. III fol. 63 (1 Aug.).
Welwit … lyle worsat setyne of silk sewing silk [etc.] 1633 Stirlings of Keir 447.
Ane goune of flourence setoune(f) 1658 Brechin Test. VI 163.
Ane tuo legged purse with ane bitt of seattine(g) 1580 Aberd. B. Rec. II 36.
Thrie steming cloikis … ane lynt witht salting(2) 1587 Aberd. Trades 335.
To be teachit and learnt in making of woolens, sautings, silks, taffities [etc.] 1591 Misc. Spald. C. III 160.
Violat welvets and satynes, dropit with gold and golden letters 1620 Edinb. Test. L 352.
Certane remanes of novatois duratois perpetuanois water philp and chinais bischopis sateines 1641 Ib. LIX 278b.
Fowr ellis of florit satenes

2. attrib. a. Made of satin. 1540 Lynd. Sat. 4412.
Ȝon fair las with the sating goun 1561–2 Treas. Acc. XI 107.
x dosane of satene buttonis 1580 Aberd. B. Rec. II 36.
Twa saltene dowblaittis, … ane pair of satteing breikis 1590 Thanes of Cawdor 197.
For the ordering of his yellow satting cloithis 1593 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 502.
Grein silk to sew on the freingȝeis and saittein pasmentis 1603 Montgomery Mem. II 245.
To mak my quhyt setting goun 1606 Crim. Trials II 508.
Ane broun saittene dowblet 1615 Edinb. Test. XLVIII 214b.
Sex pair plane kawzit sating heidis at xxxvj s. the pair 1620 Tailor's Acc. Bk. A 99b.
For ȝour leddisschipis purpore seaton goune Ib.
Seatein Ib.
Seatin Ib. 105.
Seatoune 1643 Edinb. Test. LX 235.
Sex pair of satene ribbennet gloves 1658 Brechin Test. VI 163.
Ane codwar with ane seattine bonnett 1662 Lamont Diary 146.
Satten 1673 Acts VIII 212/1.
That plain sattin ribbons may be worne vpon apparell in the same manner as taffetie ribbons

b. Designating a particular type of silk or cloth made of silk.The former may be merely tautological. 1536 (c1580) Edinb. B. Rec. II 77.
With blak veluott satyne dammes [etc.] 1540 Lynd. Sat. 3771 (B).
Satyne [Ch. sating] damers 1582 Treas. Acc. MS 36.
Thre vnces sating silk … blak satyne silk to be howpis to his hienes clock