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Definition of Delaine
1. n. A kind of fabric for women's dresses.
Definition of Delaine
1. Noun. A kind of fabric for women's dresses. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Delaine
1. a wool fabric [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Delaine
Literary usage of Delaine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"delaine wool can be combed and spun with the fibers of full length, making a
fabric of ... The delaine type, of several families, has been developed from ..."
2. Types and Breeds of Farm Animals by Charles Sumner Plumb (1906)
"CHAPTER XLVII THE delaine MERINO The word "delaine" is derived from two French
... delaine Merino types exist under several names, these being of American ..."
3. Productive Sheep Husbandry by Walter Castella Coffey (1918)
"The delaine Merino is a pure Merino descended from the same original ... There are
several types of delaine Merino to which various names have been given. ..."
4. Reminiscences of the Rhode Island Bar by Abraham Payne (1885)
"CHARLES T. JAMES — THE ATLANTIC delaine COMPANY CASE IN THE COURTS. At the January
session of the General Assembly, 1850, Charles T. James was elected as ..."
5. Public School Methods (1921)
"(e) THE delaine MERINO. This breed was also developed in the United States ...
Their fleece, which is known as delaine wool, can be combed and spun in full ..."
6. Sheep Farming in America by Joseph Elwyn Wing (1912)
"The idea in developing these two families has been to secure a larger sheep than
the original Merino, a better feeder, a hardier sheep and with a "delaine" ..."
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