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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| satin, sateen (nn.) |
| Satin was the original shiny silk fabric, smooth and slippery, and it has subsequently been imitated in rayon, nylon, and other fibers. Sateen is usually the cotton imitation of satin; the word is modeled on velveteen, which is the cotton imitation of silk’s velvet. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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