pincheck

[pin-chek]

pin·check

[pin-chek]
noun
1.
a very small check woven into fabric, much used in the manufacture of men's and women's suits.
2.
a strong cotton cloth having a vertical and horizontal design of white dots on a blue ground, used in the manufacture of work clothes.
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to a fabric having a pincheck design.

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Pincheck is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
pin + check
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