jaconet

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish; used for clothing and bandages

From Hindi जगन्नाथ (jagannāth) / Urdu جگنّاتھ (jagannāth), former name of Puri in India, where the material came from. Compare juggernaut.

At the windows were curtains of snowy white jaconet muslin: they were tolerably full, and hung decisively, perhaps rather formally in sharp, parallel plaits to the floor—just to the floor. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe
What! silk for lining at two francs, when you can get jaconet for ten sous, or even for eight, that would do well enough!” Emma, lying on a lounge, replied as quietly as possible--“Ah! — Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert

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