Jaconet Definition
jăkə-nĕt
noun
Any of various lightweight cotton cloths, often glazed, used for clothing, bandages, etc.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Jaconet
Noun
Singular:
jaconet
Plural:
jaconetsOrigin of Jaconet
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From Hindi जगन्नाथ / Urdu جگنّاتھ (jagannāth), former name of Puri in India, where the material came from. Compare juggernaut.
From Wiktionary
From Urdu jagannāthī after Jagannath (Puri), a town of eastern India
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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