nainsook.

A light, soft cotton fabric, often fine and white, used for clothing or linens.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• white nainsook
• nainsook underclothes
• a nainsook gown

On the page

A nainsook gown lay folded beneath the heavier winter clothes.

The inventory's mention of nainsook told her more about the household than its list of silver did.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.