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nyansook

nyansook is the alternative form of nainsook.

Meaning of nainsook

Noun

nainsook (countable and uncountable, plural nainsooks)

  1. A soft, fine muslin of South Asian origin, sometimes used to make baby clothes.
    • Smocking done in colors on fine white batiste, silk mull, or nainsook makes pretty guimpes and dresses for children and very smart blouses for women.1916, “Smocking”, in The Dressmaker: A Complete Book on All Matters Connected with Sewing and Dressmaking […], 2nd revised and enlarged edition, New York, N.Y.; London: The Butterick Publishing...

Forms of nyansook

pluralnyansooks

Questions about nyansook

What is nyansook the alternative form of?
Nyansook is the alternative form of nainsook.

Words near nyansook in the dictionary

  1. Nyangatom
  2. Nyangumarda
  3. Nyangumarta
  4. Nyanja
  5. Nyankole
  6. nyansook
  7. nyansooks
  8. nyanza
  9. nyanzas
  10. Nyanzi
  11. nyao

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