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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So I just bought some beautiful, fine nainsook and cut out my shroud.
From Dr. Lavendar's People by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell
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.
Monny and Mrs. East, though warned that nights would be chill, have come clothed in silk and gossamer, and have brought low-necked nightgowns of nainsook trimmed with lace.
From It Happened in Egypt by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
A nainsook is a jacconet bleached and finished soft.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" by Various
The framework and ribs were made entirely of Riga pine; the surface fabric was nainsook.
From A History of Aeronautics by Vivian, Evelyn Charles
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