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nainsook

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nain·sook  (nnsk)
n.
A soft, light cotton material, often with a woven stripe.
[From Hindi nainsukh, pleasant : nain, eye (from Sanskrit nayanam, from nayati, he leads) + sukh, pleasure (from Sanskrit sukha-, running easily (of chariots), pleasant : su-, good; see (e)su- in Indo-European roots + kham, opening, axle-hole in the nave of a wheel).]
nainsook [ˈneɪnsʊk ˈnæn-]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a light soft plain-weave cotton fabric, used esp for babies' wear
[from Hindi nainsukh, literally: delight to the eye, from nain eye + sukh delight, from Sanskrit sukha]
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Noun1.nainsook - a soft lightweight muslin used especially for babies
muslin - plain-woven cotton fabric


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At home it had been so clear that for six dressing jackets there would be needed twenty-four yards of nainsook at sixteen pence the yard, which was a matter of thirty shillings besides the cutting-out and making, and these thirty shillings had been saved.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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