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Soft, lightweight, plain-woven cotton fabric
Nainsook is a soft, fine, lightweight form of muslin.[1][2] Muslin encompasses a broad range of fabrics of varying weight and fineness, but is always a plain weave, cotton fabric. The word 'nainsook' is first documented in 1790, and derives from the Hindi word nainsukh, which literally means "eye's delight".[1]
Nainsook was often used to make babies' clothing or lingerie at least until the 1920s.[3] Nainsook cotton was also often used to make bias tape in the 1950s and 1960s.
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References
- ^ a b "Nainsook". Merriam Webster. Merriam Webster, Inc. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Nainsook". Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ Wells, Jane Warren (1924). Dress and Be Slender. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Publishers.
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