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noun • a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back | ||||||||
| 29% | 7 | Silk (or silk-like) fabric | ||||||
noun • a fabric made of silk or a silklike fabric that resembles organdy | ||||||||
| 24% | 7 | A coarse fabric of silk or silk and wool, often stiffened with gum. | ||||||
noun • a coarse fabric of silk mixed with wool or mohair and often stiffened with gum | ||||||||
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SATIN which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
SATIN
Updated: October 14, 2023
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| The Guardian Cryptic19 Oct 2010 | Across 12 | |
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1 | A coarse fabric of silk or silk and wool, often stiffened with gum. | |
2 | A decorative strip of coloured silk attached to the top of the spine of a hardback book; or, a hair accessory, such as a fillet or the example named after Lewis Carroll’s heroine Alice
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
19 Aug 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 19 Aug 2023 |
3 | Material made of silk or a silk-like fabric
The Guardian Quick -
04 Jun 2021 | The Guardian Quick / 04 Jun 2021 |
4 | Silk (or silk-like) fabric
The Guardian Quick -
16 Sep 2011 | The Guardian Quick / 16 Sep 2011 |
5 | Striped silk fabric
New York Times -
27 Apr 1991 | New York Times / 27 Apr 1991 |
6 | The cultivation of silk worms for the production of raw silk | |
7 | Vagrant given silk: it's lymphatically wrong
The Guardian Cryptic -
19 Apr 2001 | The Guardian Cryptic / 19 Apr 2001 |
