Pincheck
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A kind of sturdy cotton cloth with a dot pattern. countable, uncountable
"[…] Gulla Slogum hurried out to the yard, the stiff curls of her flat forehead bouncing, her plumpness well corseted now and covered by a fresh red and white pincheck dress and a starched lawn apron."
Example
More examples"[…] Gulla Slogum hurried out to the yard, the stiff curls of her flat forehead bouncing, her plumpness well corseted now and covered by a fresh red and white pincheck dress and a starched lawn apron."
Etymology
From pin + check.
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