nainsook
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of nainsook
1780–90; < Urdu, Hindi nainsukh, equivalent to nain the eye + sukh pleasure
Vocabulary lists containing nainsook
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“And this is some more clover,” she murmured later, as, robed in a little nainsook gown, she stretched out luxuriously between lavender scented sheets.
From Penny of Top Hill Trail by Philip Lyford
The framework and ribs were made entirely of Riga pine; the surface fabric was nainsook.
From A History of Aeronautics by Evelyn Charles Vivian
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 C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
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 L. Allen (Lizzie Allen) Harker
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.
From Notwithstanding by Mary Cholmondeley
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