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Jaconet means A type of cotton cloth, especially as dyed and waterproofed..
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/ˈd͡ʒækənɪt/ · noun
A type of cotton cloth, especially as dyed and waterproofed..
It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies, could they be made to understand how little the heart of man is affected by what is costly or new in their attire; how little it is biased by the texture of their muslin, and how unsusceptible of peculiar tenderness towards the spotted, the sprigged, the mull, or the jackonet.
What! silk for lining at two francs, when you can get jaconet for ten sous, or even for eight, that would do well enough!
It really was beautifully executed, more like a forgery than a copy, for the copyist had laid it down on a jaconet backing and had even added a cachet de vente, a couple of collectors’ marks and a museum reference number.
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Jaconet means A type of cotton cloth, especially as dyed and waterproofed..
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It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies, could they be made to understand how little the heart of man is affected by what is costly or new in their attire; how little it is biased by the texture of their muslin, and how unsusceptible of peculiar tenderness towards the spotted, the sprigged, the mull, or the jackonet.
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