Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sheer fabric of silk, rayon, or nylon made in a variety of tight smooth weaves or open lacy patterns.
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- noun A
sheer fabric ofsilk ,rayon , ornylon made in a variety of tight smooth weaves or open lacy patterns.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I wish I had bought three yards more of that cerise ninon.
The Imaginary Marriage Henry St. John Cooper
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If you want a silk _tricot_ you ask for "_djersador_," while a coarser texture is "_djersacier_"; "_mousseux_" now describes velvet as well as champagne; _ninon_ is known as
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 5, 1919 Various
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She wore a pretty but very simple dance-frock of flame-colored ninon, in which I had seen her at the Carlton on the night when I set out to meet the man Tarrant and was so nearly caught.
The Golden Face A Great 'Crook' Romance William Le Queux 1895
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Charming in a soft white ninon gown and a big white hat, she held a tennis-racket in her hand, presenting a pretty picture framed by the dark doorway.
Hushed Up! A Mystery of London William Le Queux 1895
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Black serge, grey tweed, violet ninon; two evening frocks, and the one white satin which was the _piece de resistance_ of the whole.
A College Girl George de Horne Vaizey 1887
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Claire, darling, _would_ you have gold tissue under this ninon, or just
The Independence of Claire George de Horne Vaizey 1887
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They were quietly but very elegantly dressed, handsome furs being thrown back, to show pretty bodices of ninon and lace.
The Independence of Claire George de Horne Vaizey 1887
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a woman friend may be, the prospect of meeting her does not inspire a fellow-woman with sufficient energy to sit up until after midnight to cover a shabby lace blouse with ninon, or to put a new silk collar and cuffs on a half-worn coat.
The Independence of Claire George de Horne Vaizey 1887
trivet commented on the word ninon
A sheer fabric of silk, rayon, or nylon made in a variety of tight smooth weaves or open lacy patterns.
(Probably from French Ninon, nickname for Anne.)
August 25, 2007
yarb commented on the word ninon
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June 5, 2008