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Apparently
adverb · 78% connection
unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plain, stout, lustrous, silk, ladies.
Barege
noun · 78% connection
A gauzelike fabric for ladies' dresses, veils, etc. of worsted, silk and worsted, or cotton and worsted.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plain, stout, lustrous, silk, ladies.
Batiste
noun · 78% connection
a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plain, stout, lustrous, silk, ladies.
Bombazine
noun · 78% connection
A twilled fabric for dresses, of which the warp is silk, and the weft worsted. Black bombazine has been much used for mourning garment…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plain, stout, lustrous, silk, ladies.
Book muslin
unknown · 78% connection
A kind of thin white muslin for ladies' dresses.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plain, stout, lustrous, silk, ladies.
Braid
noun · 78% connection
A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plain, stout, lustrous, silk, ladies.
Canton crape
unknown · 78% connection
A soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet trimmings, etc.;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plain, stout, lustrous, silk, ladies.
Challis
noun · 78% connection
A soft and delicate woolen, or woolen and silk, fabric, for ladies' dresses.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plain, stout, lustrous, silk, ladies.
Chenille
noun · 78% connection
Tufted cord, of silk or worsted, for the trimming of ladies' dresses, for embroidery and fringes, and for the weft of Chenille rugs.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plain, stout, lustrous, silk, ladies.
Cicisbeo
noun · 78% connection
A knot of silk or ribbon attached to a fan, walking stick, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plain, stout, lustrous, silk, ladies.
Cordon
noun · 78% connection
A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mar…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plain, stout, lustrous, silk, ladies.
Descant
verb · 78% connection
Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a variation by orna…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plain, stout, lustrous, silk, ladies.
Evidently
adverb · 78% connection
unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plain, stout, lustrous, silk, ladies.
Gimp
noun · 78% connection
A narrow ornamental fabric of silk, woolen, or cotton, often with a metallic wire, or sometimes a coarse cord, running through it; --…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plain, stout, lustrous, silk, ladies.
Glossy
superl. · 78% connection
Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plain, stout, lustrous, silk, ladies.
Hernani
noun · 78% connection
A thin silk or woolen goods, for women's dresses, woven in various styles and colors.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plain, stout, lustrous, silk, ladies.
Hoop
noun · 78% connection
A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dre…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plain, stout, lustrous, silk, ladies.
Illusion
noun · 78% connection
A plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs, dresses, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plain, stout, lustrous, silk, ladies.
