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jaconet

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒækənɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jakə net′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
jac•o•net  ( jakə net′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Textilesa cotton fabric of light weight, usually finished as cambric, lawn, organdy, voile, etc., used in the manufacture of clothing and bandages.
  2. Printing, Textilesa cotton fabric with one glazed surface, used as a lining for the spines of books.
  • Urdu jagannāthī, named after Jagannāthpūrī in Orissa, India, where the cloth was first made
  • 1760–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
jaconet /ˈdʒækənɪt/ n
  1. a light cotton fabric used for clothing, bandages, etc
Etymology: 18th Century: from Urdu jagannāthī, from Jagannāthpūrī, India, where it was originally made

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