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jaco·net (jak′ə net′)

noun

any of various lightweight cotton cloths, often glazed, used for clothing, bandages, etc.

Etymology: Urdu jagannāthī, after Jagannāth (now Puri), town in India, where it was manufactured

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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