jeanetten.
/dʒəˈnɛt/ A name for various types of material resembling jean (see quot. 1950).
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1785 Daily Universal Reg. 1 Jan. 4/2 Half-ell printed jeanets.
1786 Maryland Jrnl. 14 Apr. Jeans; jeanets.
1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. xviii. §3667 Spinners and manufacturers of jeannettes.
1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 278/2 Jeanette, a variety of jean, coarser in quality, yet not so closely woven. Some Jeanettes are twilled.
1895 Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List 15 Sept. 1103 Dress Linings. Per Yard,..Jeanette..0/6.
1950 ‘Mercury’ Dict. Textile Terms 286 Jeanettes, a cloth similar to jean, but usually finer yarns... There is very little difference between jeans and jeanettes. Many makers make no distinction at all. Jeannet, a strong coarse fabric, made with cotton warp and wool weft in a twill weave, especially for working clothes for use in cold weather.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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