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jaconet|ˈdʒækənɪt|
Forms: 8 jaconot, jackonet, 9 jacconot, -et (jacounet, -onite).
[Corruption of Urdū Jagannāthī, from Jagannāth (Juggernaut) or Jagannāthpūrī in Cuttack, where orig. manufactured.]
A cotton fabric originally imported from India, but now manufactured in England. The application of the name has undergone change; in the trade it now means ‘A plain cotton cloth of medium thickness or weight, lighter than a shirting, and heavier than a mull’.
1769Publ. Advertiser 14 Nov. 3/3, 260 Dozen Book and Jaconot Muslins and clear Lawns. 1808C. Simeon in W. Carus Life x. (1847) 250, I was buying the shawl and jaconet for her. 1851Illustr. Catal. Gt. Exhib. 482 India jaconets. Cambric of various qualities. 1891Times 8 Oct. 4/1 Moderate enquiry exists for mulls, jacconets, and dhooties. |