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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She had turned on the electric light above her head and had, seemingly, been working at some diminutive garment of nainsook and lace.
From Jan and Her Job by Harker, L. Allen (Lizzie Allen)
All that summer her quick fingers were busy with fine white flannel and finer white nainsook, setting tiny stitches in small garments.
From Home Fires in France by Canfield, Dorothy
Being clothed only in nainsook, he took a severe cold, which soon resulted in febrile symptoms.
From Every-Day Errors of Speech by Meredith, L. P.
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 Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
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 Gillmore, Inez Haynes
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