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Subject:	Yes - ja C onet - thank you!
From:	Jon Kukla <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Mon, 4 Mar 2002 22:59:58 -0500
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Yesssss!  I now C that the letter is not an R.  Thank you! And Webster's 2d
unabridged describes jaconet in general as a cotton fabric between cambric
and muslin, and then more specifically as "a kind of cotton fabric with a
glazed finish on one side" - which would seem quite well suited for a cravat.
Thank you very much
Jon Kukla.

Linda Lawhon wrote:

> Jon Kukla wrote:
> >In a ca. 1800 inventory of fabrics imported into Kentucky (flannel,
> >gingham, dimity etc) I find an entry for "jaronet suitable for cravats."
> >Can't find the term in the OED etc. Any chance that someone can identify
> >it?  Many thanks.
>
> Possibly -- jaconet or jacanet. "A light weight fabric or cloth, first
> woven in India, usually of cotton and used for book spines, bandages, and
> widely in the manufacture of clothing."
>
> Drake, Paul. WHAT DID THEY MEAN BY THAT? A DICTIONARY OF HISTORICAL TERMS
> FOR GENEALOGISTS. SOME MORE WORDS., Vol. 2. (Bowie, MD, Heritage Books,
> Inc., 1998) p. 43
>
> Linda

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