jaconet

[ jak-uh-net ]

/ ˈdʒæk əˌnɛt /

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noun

a cotton fabric of light weight, usually finished as cambric, lawn, organdy, voile, etc., used in the manufacture of clothing and bandages.

a cotton fabric with one glazed surface, used as a lining for the spines of books.

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Origin of jaconet

1760–70; <Urdu jagannāthī, named after Jagannāthpūrī in Odisha, India, where the cloth was first made

Words nearby jaconet

jacobsite, Jacob's ladder, Jacobson's organ, Jacob's staff, jacobus, jaconet, Jacopo della Quercia, jacquard, Jacquard card, Jacquard loom, Jacqueline

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How to use jaconet in a sentence

The jaconet and paper attached must be put into warm water until the split paper floats off.
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books|Douglas Cockerell
The paper to be split should be well pasted on both sides with a thickish paste, and fine linen or jaconet placed on each side.
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books|Douglas Cockerell
Under dress of jaconet muslin, trimmed with lace or embroidery.
The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851|Various
Underdress and undersleeves, jaconet muslin, trimmed with lace or embroidery.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. II, No. X., March 1851|Various

It is of white jaconet muslin, trimmed with lace and rows of pink ribbon of different widths.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for jaconet

jaconet

/ (ˈdʒækənɪt) /

noun

a light cotton fabric used for clothing, bandages, etc

Word Origin for jaconet

C18: from Urdu jagannāthī, from Jagannāthpūrī, India, where it was originally made

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