Jaconets - 2 dictionary results
jac⋅o⋅net
[jak-uh-net] 
–noun
| 1. | a cotton fabric of light weight, usually finished as cambric, lawn, organdy, voile, etc., used in the manufacture of clothing and bandages. |
| 2. | a cotton fabric with one glazed surface, used as a lining for the spines of books. |
Origin:
1760–70; < Urdu jagannāthī, named after Jagannāthpūrī in Orissa, India, where the cloth was first made
1760–70; < Urdu jagannāthī, named after Jagannāthpūrī in Orissa, India, where the cloth was first made
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| jac·o·net (jāk'ə-nět') n. A lightweight cotton cloth resembling lawn used for clothing and bandages. [From Urdu jagannāthī, after Jagannath (Puri), a town of eastern India.] |
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