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辱ñ cloth

noun

  1. a fine, sheer fabric of pineapple-leaf fiber, used especially for lingerie.


辱ñ cloth

/ ˈ辱ːə /

noun

  1. a fine fabric made from the fibres of the pineapple leaf
“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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of 辱ñ cloth1

First recorded in 1855–60
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of 辱ñ cloth1

C19: from Spanish 辱ñ pineapple
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Dressed in fine pina cloth shirt.

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The next in the procession was Santa Maria Magdalena, a most beautiful image with an abundant growth of hair, a handkerchief of embroidered 辱ñ cloth between her ring-covered fingers, and wearing a dress of silk adorned with gold-leaf.

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They do the most cobweb-like drawn work, and on this are wrought roses, lilies, and butterflies with outspread wings that look as if they had just lighted down to sip the nectar from the blossoms; these very fine embroideries are done on the 辱ñ cloth.

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It is woven from the very thin fibers drawn from pineapple leaves, and is called Pina cloth, or Pina linen.”

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He purchased some lace curtains at the Chino store, and yellow 辱ñ cloth for a mosquito bar, and with this stuff he had transformed his bed into a perfect bower.

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