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Definition of Ninon
1. Noun. A fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or nylon.
Definition of Ninon
1. Noun. A sheer fabric of silk, rayon, or nylon made in a variety of tight smooth weaves or open lacy patterns. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ninon
1. a sheer fabric [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ninon
Literary usage of Ninon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1876)
"Enoch was considering ninon from a new point of view, trying to read her heart by
... You shall see me never no more as ninon Levesque; to-morrow I will be ..."
2. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: Masterpieces by Isidore Singer, William Guild Howard (1914)
"Two mournful sighs. Each mouth small and red Is closed a while in silence dead,
Two sentimental voices then: 11 Again, Papa, please, please, again! " ninon! ..."
3. Female Biography: Alphabetically Arranged by Mary Hays (1807)
"His address to ninon, on his death-bed, is too curious and characteristic to be
omitted: ' Draw near,' suid he, ' ninon: You see mv dear child, that nothing ..."
4. Fraser's Magazine by Thomas Carlyle (1844)
"ninon THE INCOM BORN in May 1C16, and living till to о October 1705, ... 4U'U1
ing "ninon" for the multitude of Selon scrupulous society by her adventures, ..."
5. Nights at the Play: A View of the English Stage by Dutton Cook (1883)
"WILLS'S new play of li ninon " does not set forth the adventures of the famous
... ninon, the seamstress, dogs the footsteps of St. Cyr, permits him to ..."
6. Superwomen by Albert Payson Terhune (1916)
"She sent for ninon, chided her for her mode of living, ... ninon simply smiled
at the command, curtsied to the queen, and said demurely: "I will gladly go ..."
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