Satin (English spelling)

Japanese: サテン（英語表記）satin

The name of a fabric weave. In Japanese, it is called shusu. The warp and weft threads are spaced apart at regular intervals, and the weft or warp threads often float. It is lustrous, soft, slippery, and resistant to friction. It is called multi-ply satin weave depending on the number of healds. The basic weaves are regular satin weave, warp satin weave, and weft satin weave, and there are other variations such as irregular satin weave, spread satin weave, layered satin weave, day and night satin weave, shading satin weave, and granite weave. The English word satin originally referred to fabrics made of long fibers such as silk or artificial fibers, and those made of short fibers such as cotton and wool are called sateen. The patterns are plain, printed, crested, striped, and plaid. There are a wide variety of types and names depending on the fibers, weave, patterns made of colored threads, and other patterns. Uses include obi, Japanese clothing, half-collars, tabi socks, women's clothing, neckties, bags, linings, futons, etc.

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Japanese:

織物組織の名称。日本語では繻子 (しゅす) 。経糸，緯糸の交錯点を一定の間隔に配置した，経糸または緯糸の浮きが多い組織で，光沢があり，柔軟で滑りがよく，摩擦に弱い。綜絖 (そうこう) の数により何枚繻子織という。基本は正則繻子織と経繻子織と緯繻子織で，ほかに変化組織として変則繻子織，広げ繻子織，重ね繻子織，昼夜繻子織，ぼかし繻子織，花崗織がある。英語の satinは本来，絹または人造繊維の長繊維の織物をさし，綿，毛など短繊維のものは sateenという。柄は無地，プリント，紋，縞，格子。種類は繊維，組織，色糸による文様，そのほかの柄などにより多種多様で各種の名称がある。用途は，帯，和服，半襟，足袋，婦人服，ネクタイ，袋物，裏布，ふとん，など。

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