delaine

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noun

A kind of mixed fabric previously used to make women's dresses.

OriginFrench de laine →
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Meanings

delaine1

noundelaine (countable and uncountable, plural delaines)

plural delaines

  1. countableuncountableA kind of mixed fabric previously used to make women's dresses.

Delaine2

proper nounDelaine (plural Delaines)

plural Delaines · alternative Delane

  1. A surname from French.

Origin

delaine · noun

  1. Frenchde laine“(made) of wool”
  2. Englishdelaine

Borrowed from French de laine (“(made) of wool”). See muslin delaine.

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Delaine · proper noun

  1. FrenchDelaine
  2. EnglishDelaine

Borrowed from French Delaine.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

delaine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delaine

MLA

“delaine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delaine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delaine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delaine.

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