TOILINETTE

Etymology

Noun

toilinette (countable and uncountable, plural toilinettes)

A cloth formerly used for waistcoats, having a weft of woollen yarn and a warp of cotton and silk.

Source: Wiktionary


Toi`li*nette", n. Etym: [F. toilinet. See Toil a net.]

Definition: A cloth, the weft of which is of woolen yarn, and the warp of cotton and silk, -- used for w

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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