Jaconet
/ˈdʒæk.ə.nɛt/noun
A lightweight, plain-woven cotton fabric, often used for dresses, linings, and handkerchiefs.
Did you know?Jaconet is an English textile term that likely passed through colonial trade networks, and its exact origin is uncertain enough that etymologists still treat it as a borrowing with a murky trail rather than a neat classical root.
Etymological Timeline
18th Century
English
jaconet
“A fine, lightweight cotton cloth.”
18th–19th Century
English
jaconet
“A generic trade name for a soft plain-woven cotton fabric.”
18th–19th Century
Indian trade languages
jaconet
“A textile name circulating in commerce, likely adapted from an Asian source term.”
Possible source language
Unknown
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“The ultimate origin is uncertain; scholars have proposed an Indian or Persian source, but no single form is securely established.”