nainsook
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of nainsook
1780–90; < Urdu, Hindi nainsukh, equivalent to nain the eye + sukh pleasure
Vocabulary lists containing nainsook
Example Sentences
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Slips are usually made of some very soft material such as nainsook, batiste, pearline, or sheer lawn cloth.
From The Mother and Her Child by William S. Sadler
Her eyes wandered over the little blue frock—simple but of the best materials—over the white “tire” of a delicate plaided nainsook, trimmed with Valenciennes lace, the string of blue Venetian beads, the soft, carefully-fitted shoes.
From Maida's Little Shop by Inez Haynes Gillmore
Baby's Fine Dresses.—If the baby's dress is not made of the finest of handkerchief linen, French nainsook or a very fine batiste is usually chosen.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
The framework and ribs were made entirely of Riga pine; the surface fabric was nainsook.
From A History of Aeronautics by Evelyn Charles Vivian
One was cambric, one was fine lawn or nainsook, and one of dimity.
From A Little Girl in Old New York by Amanda Minnie Douglas
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