delaine
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
a high-quality wool of combing length often used in worsteds.
a high-grade worsted dress goods formerly in use.
Origin of delaine
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How to use delaine in a sentence
Calicoes, cottons, all-wool delaines, and lining cambrics should be cut in strips at least an inch wide.
Home Life in Colonial Days | Alice Morse EarleTo be sure, Prissy Hoskins's delaines and calicoes didn't need to be contrived after Demorest's fashion-plates.
A Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life. | Mrs. A. D. T. WhitneyThen there were two silks, and one or two delaines, and ever so many French calicoes.
Little Frankie and His Cousin | Madeline LeslieThey talked of this, devised a mode, recalled other delaines.
Miss Lulu Bett | Zona Gale
British Dictionary definitions for delaine
/ (dəˈleɪn) /
a sheer wool or wool and cotton fabric
Origin of delaine
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