ninon

[ nee-non; French nee-nawn ]

/ ˈni nɒn; French niˈnɔ̃ /

noun

a sturdy chiffon or voile constructed in either plain or novelty weaves and generally used in the manufacture of women's garments, curtains, and drapery.

Nearby words

ninja loan, ninjitsu, ninjutsu, ninny, ninnyhammer, ninon, ninon de lenclos, nintendo, ninth, ninth amendment, ninth chord

Origin of ninon

1910–15; < French: generic use of nickname for Anne proper name

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Examples from the Web for ninon

At Marsillac's boyish supplication, Ninon consented to elope with him.
Superwomen|Albert Payson Terhune
On one day, in 1706, Ninon de L'Enclos was in blooming health; on the next she was dying.
Superwomen|Albert Payson Terhune
From five until nine in the evening, Ninon was "at home" here, up to her eighty-fourth year, in 1700.
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume II (of 2)|Benjamin Ellis Martin
Don't I remember the journalist's voice when he asked Ninon's lover if he sold his pictures, creating at once a bad impression?
Memoirs of My Dead Life|George Moore

There was Ninon; and there was Madame de Rambouillet; the one galante, the other precieuse.
The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2)|Anna Jameson

British Dictionary definitions for ninon

ninon

/ (ˈniːnɒn, ˈnaɪnɒn, French ninɔ̃) /

noun

a fine strong silky fabric

Word Origin for ninon

C20: from French

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