Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A cloth made of a cotton warp and a woof of very fine wool, or wool and silk, used for waistcoats. Also called kerseynette. E. H. Knight.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A cloth with a cotton warp, and a woof of very fine wool, or wool and silk.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A cloth with cotton warp and a weft of silk or fine wool.

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Compare Spanish casinete, German Cassinet.

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