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nainsook
Part of speech: NounA firm muslin, plain or striped.
Usage examples "nainsook":- She had turned on the electric light above her head and had, seemingly, been working at some diminutive garment of nainsook and lace. - "Jan and Her Job", L. Allen Harker.
- She wore a white duck skirt, a soft nainsook blouse open at the throat, the sailor collar knotted with a red silk scarf. - "Peggy Stewart at School", Gabrielle E. Jackson.
- Miss Pinky Davis, our country sempstress, was sent for, and again Cousin Sue spent hours planning how best to cut up and trim the bolts of nainsook she had ordered from Richmond. - "Vacation with the Tucker Twins", Nell Speed.