noun
- a lightweight cotton fabric with a smooth finish, used for clothing and medical purposes
Usage: historical; textile
Examples
- The nurse wrapped the wound with a strip of jaconet.
- Victorian ladies often wore undergarments made of fine jaconet.
- The tailor recommended jaconet for the summer dress lining.
- Medical supplies included rolls of jaconet for bandaging.
- The delicate jaconet fabric required careful handling during sewing.