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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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
And Cousin Sue sent for a bolt of nainsook and yards and yards of lace and insertion and made up a whole lot of pretty underclothes for me.
From At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell
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)
She wore a frock of white embroidered nainsook and a leghorn covered with white feathers.
From The Californians by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
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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