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silkaline

or ··Ա, ··Ա

[ sil-kuh-leen ]

noun

  1. a soft, thin cotton fabric with a smooth finish, for curtains, bedspreads, garment linings, etc.

silkaline

/ ˌɪəˈː /

noun

  1. a fine smooth cotton fabric used for linings, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of silkaline1

1895–1900, Americanism; silk + -aline, alteration of -oline, as in crinoline
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Word History and Origins

Origin of silkaline1

C20: from silk + -aline, from -oline as in crinoline
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Watch the bounce of these springs and the thickness of this mattress and pad, and notice that where guests, however welcome, get a down cover of sateen, the lady of the house has silkaline.

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