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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
nainsook /ˈneɪnsʊk/

▶noun a fine, soft cotton fabric, originally from the Indian subcontinent.

– origin C18: from Hindi nainsukh, from nain ‘eye’ + sukh ‘pleasure’.

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