Ardassine

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ardassine \Ar*das"sine\, n. [F. (cf. Sp. ardacina), fr. ardasse
     a kind of silk thread, fr. Ar. & Per. ardan a kind of raw
     silk.]
     A very fine sort of Persian silk.
     [1913 Webster]