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Glossary

What is Sateen weave?

A satin-family weave structure with more weft (or warp) floats than a plain weave, giving bedsheet fabric a smoother, slightly heavier, lustrous drape compared with percale.

This term in other languages

Arabicنسيج الساتان
FrenchTissage satin (sateen)
TurkishSaten dokuma

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