sarsnet

This great seer did not go beyond the consideration of the tissues as ultimate facts in the living organism, marking the limit of anatomical analysis; but it was open to another mind to say, have not these structures some common basis from which they have all started, as your sarsnet, gauze, net, satin, and velvet from the raw cocoon?

over a rich white satin train petticoat, worked round the bottom with stars of pearls and dead gold." Her companion's dress is of "rich white Italian sarsnet, with an embroidery ...

Now she was vested for the anointing; buskins, sandals and girdle put on, and over all a tabard of white sarsnet, the vestment called the colobium sindonis.