etamine

et·a·mine  (t-mn)

n.

A soft, lightweight, loosely woven cotton or worsted fabric.

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[French, from Old French estamine, from Latin stminea, from feminine of stmineus, made of threads, from stmen, thread; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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etamine [ˈɛtəˌmiːn], etamin [ˈɛtəmɪn]

n

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a cotton or worsted fabric of loose weave, used for clothing, curtains, etc.

[from French, from Latin stāminea, from stāmineus made of threads, from stamen thread, warp]

Thesaurus

Noun

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etamine - a soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh; used for curtains or clothing etc. etamin cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"