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silkaline

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silk⋅a⋅line

[sil-kuh-leen]
–noun
a soft, thin cotton fabric with a smooth finish, for curtains, bedspreads, garment linings, etc.
Also, silk⋅o⋅line, silk⋅o⋅lene.


Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; silk + -aline, alter. of -oline, as in crinoline
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