etamine

(et′ə mēn′)

noun

a loosely woven cotton or worsted cloth, used for dresses, curtains, etc.

Origin: Fr étamine < VL *staminea < L stamineus, full of threads < stamen, thread

See etamine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A soft, lightweight, loosely woven cotton or worsted fabric.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French estamine

Origin: , from Latin stāminea

Origin: , from

Origin: feminine of stāmineus, made of threads

Origin: , from stāmen, thread; see stā- in Indo-European roots

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