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jaconet
CIDE DICTIONARY
jaconet, n. [F. jaconas.].
A thin cotton fabric, between cambric and muslin, used for dresses, neckcloths, etc. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
jaconet, n. a cotton cloth like cambric, esp. a dyed waterproof kind for poulticing etc.
Etymology
Urdu jagannathi f. Jagannath (now Puri) in India, its place of origin: see JUGGERNAUT
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