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nainsook
[ neyn-sook, nan- ]
noun
- a fine, soft-finished cotton fabric, usually white, used for lingerie and infants' wear.
nainsook
/ ˈneɪnsʊk; ˈnæn- /
noun
- a light soft plain-weave cotton fabric, used esp for babies' wear
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Origin of nainsook1
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Example Sentences
She wore a white duck skirt, a soft nainsook blouse open at the throat, the sailor collar knotted with a red silk scarf.
She wore a frock of white embroidered nainsook and a leghorn covered with white feathers.
The framework and ribs were made entirely of Riga pine; the surface fabric was nainsook.
I should get them to do it for me on soft fine nainsook, and make a speciality of summer morning gowns and children's frocks.
They decide to use nainsook and to trim them with German valenciennes lace.
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