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delaine

delaine noun: a kind of mixed fabric previously used to make women's dresses.

Noun

delaine (countable and uncountable, plural delaines)

  1. A kind of mixed fabric previously used to make women's dresses.

Proper noun capitalized: Delaine

Delaine (plural Delaines)

  1. A surname from French.

Forms of delaine

Noun
pluraldelaines
Proper noun
pluralDelaines
alternative formDelane

Origin of delaine

Borrowed from French de laine (“(made) of wool”). See muslin delaine.

Borrowed from French Delaine.

Questions about delaine

What does delaine mean?
Delaine means a kind of mixed fabric previously used to make women's dresses.
What part of speech is delaine?
Delaine can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of delaine?
The plural of delaine is delaines.

Words near delaine in the dictionary

  1. Delahey
  2. Delahoz
  3. Delahozes
  4. Delahunty
  5. Delahuntys
  6. delaine
  7. delaines
  8. Delair
  9. delajacine
  10. delajacirine
  11. delajadine

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