silkaline

noun

silk·​a·​line

variants or silkoline or less commonly silkolene

¦silkə¦lēn -iu̇k-

plural -s

: a soft light cotton fabric in plain weave with a smooth lustrous finish similar to silk used plain or printed especially for curtains and linings

Word History

Etymology

silkaline, silkolene, from silk + -aline, -olene, alteration of -oline (as in crinoline); silkoline from silk + -oline

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