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Satan (SAYT'n) (noun)
The profoundly evil adversary of God and humanity, often identified with the leader of the fallen angels; the Devil: Ray told his friend Hazel that as a child, if he had told a lie, his mother would remark that Satan must have gotten his tongue.
satin (SAT'n) (noun)
A smooth fabric, as of silk or rayon, woven with a glossy face and a dull back: Jamie's beautiful wedding dress was made of antique satin.
satin (SAT'n) (adjective)
Glossy, sleek, and smooth: Leslie brushed her hair so it had a satin sheen.
sateen (sa TEEN) (noun)
A cotton fabric with a satin-like finish: Geraldine made a light cotton sateen dress for the summer.
Debbie decided to buy a new dress in sateen instead of satin; however, it was a great temptation, as if the voice of Satan were whispering to her, to buy the satin dress.
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(German: Nickel, name for "Satan"; kupfernickel, meaning "Devil’s copper" or "St Nicholas’s (Old Nick’s) copper"; metal)
(Hebrew and Greek: the devil, the adversary)