piña cloth

piña cloth

 
noun
a fine, sheer fabric of pineapple-leaf fiber, used especially for lingerie.
Origin:
1855–60
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piña cloth (ˈpiːnjə)
 
—n
a fine fabric made from the fibres of the pineapple leaf
 
[C19: from Spanish piña pineapple]

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