satin

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A smooth, often silk fabric that is woven with a glossy face and a dull back.
• noun A garment made of this fabric.
• noun A kind of paint that dries to a smooth shiny finish.
• adjective Made of or covered with satin.
• adjective Glossy, sleek, and smooth.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A yellow mixture applied to the flesh side of a hide or skin to get a yellow back.
• To give a satin finish to; make smooth and glossy on the surface like satin.
• noun A silk material of which the surface is very glossy, and the back not as lustrous as the face.
• Made of satin: as, a satin dress.
• Of the nature of satin; pertaining to or resembling satin; having a satin surface.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface.
• noun a kind of lasting; a stout worsted stuff, woven with a satin twill, used for women's shoes.
• noun See under Farmer.
• noun (Zoöl.) an Australian bower bird. Called also satin grackle.
• noun (Bot.) See Honesty, 4.
• noun (Min.) A similar variety of gypsum.
• noun (Zoöl.) the shining flycatcher (Myiagra nitida) of Tasmania and Australia. The upper surface of the male is rich blackish green with a metallic luster.
• noun satin spar.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• adjective Semi-glossy. Particularly describing a type of paint.
• noun A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back