Mar 1, 2010 16:56
14 yrs ago
English term
nainsook
GBK
English to Bulgarian
Tech/Engineering
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Definition from
weavers.org.uk:
A lightweight, plain-weave, cotton cloth with a soft finish, although French nainsook has a crisp finish. Sometimes this fabric is made with a closely woven satin or twill stripe forming a corded effect at intervals across the fabric. Often used in the manufacture of lingerie and dresses. The word nainsook comes from the Hindi words nain, meaning eye, and sukh, meaning delight. This fabric dates back to seventeenth century India when it was sometimes called nansook, nyansook or nainsook and was thought to give 'pleasure to the eye'.
Example sentences:
Nainsook and lawn were made in extra fine, fine and regular cottons with the extra fine nainsook having a silk finish. (fabrics.net)
This simple mode is illustrated in linen with Swiss insertion, edge lace and ribbon-run beading and also in nainsook with Valenciennes lace, insertion, ribbon and beading. (vintagevictorian.com)
The softest and finest fabrics are used for these dresses such as French and Persian lawn, batiste, handkerchief linen and nainsook. (smockingstore.com)
Proposed translations
(Bulgarian)
5 +1 | нансук | Andrei Vrabtchev |
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Proposed translations
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нансук
Definition from
own experience or research:
Мека, лека памучна тъкан, често използвана за производство на бельо и рокли
Example sentences:
nainsook [´neinsuk] n текст. нансук (bulgariandictionary.com)
Nainsook n нансук; (Англ.-бълг речник на т�)
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