nainsook

[ neyn-sook, nan- ]

noun

1. a fine, soft-finished cotton fabric, usually white, used for lingerie and infants' wear.

nainsook

/ ˈneɪnsʊk; ˈnæn- /

noun

1. a light soft plain-weave cotton fabric, used esp for babies' wear

Word History and Origins

Origin of nainsook¹

1780–90; < Urdu, Hindi nainsukh, equivalent to nain the eye + sukh pleasure

Word History and Origins

Origin of nainsook¹

C19: from Hindi nainsukh, literally: delight to the eye, from nain eye + sukh delight, from Sanskrit sukha

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.

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She wore a frock of white embroidered nainsook and a leghorn covered with white feathers.

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The framework and ribs were made entirely of Riga pine; the surface fabric was nainsook.

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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.

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They decide to use nainsook and to trim them with German valenciennes lace.

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