ninon

Mar. 6th, 2015 07:48 am
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ninon (NEE-non) - n., a sheer fabric (such as a chiffon or voile) of silk, rayon, or nylon made in plain weaves or open lacy patterns.


How this came, in 1911, to be named after the French diminutive for Anne is anyone's guess.

---L.
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