ninon

[prettygoodword]

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.

Comments

[flwyd.livejournal.com]

Perhaps a tenuous connection to Queen Anne's lace?

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

Which is carotte sauvage or carotte fourragère, with no Anne in sight. Hmm.

---L.