nainsookn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈneɪnsʊk/, U.S.

/ˈneɪnˌsʊk/

Forms: 1700s– nainsook, 1800s nansouk, 1800s nyansook, 1800s– nansook.

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi nainsukh.

Etymology: < Hindi nainsukh, lit. ‘eyes' delight’ < nain eye + sukh pleasure. Compare French nansouk, nansouck, nanzouk (1829 as nansouck; 1771 as manzouque).Perhaps after Urdu tansukh, apparently a calque on Persian tan-āsānī body-comfort; compare:1851 Descriptive & Hist. Acct. Cotton Manuf. Dacca 46 Nyansook is a thick muslin, apparently identical with the fabric called tunsook..in the Ayeen Akbery.

Originally and chiefly North American. Now chiefly historical.

A. n.

A fine soft cotton fabric, a kind of muslin or jaconet, originally made in South Asia. Also: a garment made of this.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > made from specific material > cotton > types of > article of

nainsook1790

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > fine, light, or delicate > muslin > Indian

beteela1598

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adatis1653

doria1696

terrindam1706

India muslin1716

alliballie1718

gurrah1727

tanzib1728

nainsook1790

Madras muslin1827

percale1840

Madras1902

1790 Pennsylvania Packet 19 Oct. 3/2 Richard and James Potter are rapidly disposing of their Fall Importation... Alliballies Nainsooks Conjeurams.

1804 Spirit of Public Jrnls. 7 59 Nor could I find a man in the whole parish who understood any thing about nainsooks and bandannoes.

1885 Young Ladies' Jrnl. 1 July 59/2 The embroidery may be worked on silk, nainsook muslin, or fine linen.

1892 Monthly Packet Dec. 636 Our whitest, coolest nainsooks..seemed best to suit the day.

1918 D. Canfield Home Fires in France 263 All that summer her quick fingers were busy with fine white flannel and finer white nainsook, setting tiny stitches in small garments.

1927 F. B. Young Portrait of Clare 233 She became haughty and irritable..fingering bale after bale of flannel and longcloth and nainsook.

1991 A. A. Jackson Middle Classes 1900–50 vi. 146 In nainsook, artificial silk, spun silk or celanese locknit, they [sc. pyjamas] cost up to £1.1s.11d.

B. adj.

Made of nainsook.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > made from specific materials

warm?c1225

furredc1325

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furry1691

kidden1714

Shetland1790

pepper-and-salt1792

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lingeriea1865

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Milanese1897

ramie1906

pinstripe1935

stranded1935

Day-Glo1949

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [adjective] > fine, light, or delicate > muslin > specific

organdie1757

mull1810

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nainsook1852

1852 Harper's Mag. July 288/1 The skirt has nine graduated openings..through which is seen a nansouk petticoat.

1871 J. R. Newberry Diary 16 June (1933) 127 Julie Tillons sent us another box, in which for me there were two white nansook dresses, & a white muslin over dress.

1914 M. R. Rinehart Street of Seven Stars xxvi. 313 It was rumored also that she wore no chemise, but instead an infinitely coquettish series of lace and nainsook garments.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiii. [Nausicaa] 350 He could see her other things too, nainsook knickers, the fabric that caresses the skin.

1993 C. Shields Stone Diaries ii. 48 The infant..was clothed in a tucked nainsook day-slip topped by a plain flannel barrowcoat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nainsook
释义	nainsookn.adj. Brit. /ˈneɪnsʊk/, U.S. /ˈneɪnˌsʊk/ Forms: 1700s– nainsook, 1800s nansouk, 1800s nyansook, 1800s– nansook. Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi nainsukh. Etymology: < Hindi nainsukh, lit. ‘eyes' delight’ < nain eye + sukh pleasure. Compare French nansouk, nansouck, nanzouk (1829 as nansouck; 1771 as manzouque).Perhaps after Urdu tansukh, apparently a calque on Persian tan-āsānī body-comfort; compare:1851 Descriptive & Hist. Acct. Cotton Manuf. Dacca 46 Nyansook is a thick muslin, apparently identical with the fabric called tunsook..in the Ayeen Akbery. Originally and chiefly North American. Now chiefly historical. A. n. A fine soft cotton fabric, a kind of muslin or jaconet, originally made in South Asia. Also: a garment made of this. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > made from specific material > cotton > types of > article of nainsook1790 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > fine, light, or delicate > muslin > Indian beteela1598 moree1625 adatis1653 doria1696 terrindam1706 India muslin1716 alliballie1718 gurrah1727 tanzib1728 nainsook1790 Madras muslin1827 percale1840 Madras1902 1790 Pennsylvania Packet 19 Oct. 3/2 Richard and James Potter are rapidly disposing of their Fall Importation... Alliballies Nainsooks Conjeurams. 1804 Spirit of Public Jrnls. 7 59 Nor could I find a man in the whole parish who understood any thing about nainsooks and bandannoes. 1885 Young Ladies' Jrnl. 1 July 59/2 The embroidery may be worked on silk, nainsook muslin, or fine linen. 1892 Monthly Packet Dec. 636 Our whitest, coolest nainsooks..seemed best to suit the day. 1918 D. Canfield Home Fires in France 263 All that summer her quick fingers were busy with fine white flannel and finer white nainsook, setting tiny stitches in small garments. 1927 F. B. Young Portrait of Clare 233 She became haughty and irritable..fingering bale after bale of flannel and longcloth and nainsook. 1991 A. A. Jackson Middle Classes 1900–50 vi. 146 In nainsook, artificial silk, spun silk or celanese locknit, they [sc. pyjamas] cost up to £1.1s.11d. B. adj. Made of nainsook. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > made from specific materials warm?c1225 furredc1325 russet1390 imperial purple1577 furry1691 kidden1714 Shetland1790 pepper-and-salt1792 dreadnought1798 cilice1812 moleskin1836 nainsook1852 lingeriea1865 pepper-salt1882 Milanese1897 ramie1906 pinstripe1935 stranded1935 Day-Glo1949 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [adjective] > fine, light, or delicate > muslin > specific organdie1757 mull1810 tarlatan1844 nainsook1852 1852 Harper's Mag. July 288/1 The skirt has nine graduated openings..through which is seen a nansouk petticoat. 1871 J. R. Newberry Diary 16 June (1933) 127 Julie Tillons sent us another box, in which for me there were two white nansook dresses, & a white muslin over dress. 1914 M. R. Rinehart Street of Seven Stars xxvi. 313 It was rumored also that she wore no chemise, but instead an infinitely coquettish series of lace and nainsook garments. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiii. [Nausicaa] 350 He could see her other things too, nainsook knickers, the fabric that caresses the skin. 1993 C. Shields Stone Diaries ii. 48 The infant..was clothed in a tucked nainsook day-slip topped by a plain flannel barrowcoat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1790
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