nainsook

(nānso̵ok′)

noun

a thin, lightweight cotton fabric

Origin: Hindi nainsukh < nain, the eye + sukh, pleasure

See nainsook in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A soft, light cotton material, often with a woven stripe.

Origin:

Origin: From Hindi nainsukh, pleasant

Origin: : nain, eye (from Sanskrit nayanam, from nayati, he leads)

Origin: + sukh, pleasure (from Sanskrit sukha-, running easily (of chariots), pleasant : su-, good; see (e)su- in Indo-European roots + kham, opening, axle-hole in the nave of a wheel)

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