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etamine

[ et-uh-meen ]

noun

  1. a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.


etamine

/ ˈɛtÉ™mɪn; ˈɛtəˌmiËn /

noun

  1. a cotton or worsted fabric of loose weave, used for clothing, curtains, etc
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of etamine1

From French, dating back to 1750–60; estamin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of etamine1

C18: from French, from Latin ²õ³ÙÄå³¾¾±²Ô±ð²¹, from ²õ³ÙÄå³¾¾±²Ô±ð³Ü²õ made of threads, from stamen thread, warp
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Miss Lucy, carefully protecting her new black etamine dress skirt from the wheel, climbed slowly out of the buggy, and gathered up the numerous bundles from the floor of the vehicle.

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The name Etam is short for the etamine fabric used in undergarment production.

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It might have been only a yellow taffeta drop-skirt under tan etamine, but we must take his word for it, as we did not see it and he did.

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An etamine is a thin, glossy fabric used principally for women’s dress goods.

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It was of homespun, hard-twisted wool etamine very durable, of a sort which is made, with slight variations, in several governments.

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